Capsule hotel life. Welcome to Japan!

Today we left a rainy, cloudy China and headed over to the sunnier but just as cold Japan. We had an early flight so we left our hotel at 5am and played lots of rounds of cards at the airport while waiting to check in. After a pretty smooth flight we touched down in Tokyo. Filling out the customs form was a complete pain but we made it through customs. Luckily Nick had done his research so we had an easy transfer to a shuttle bus that took us the hour drive into the city and dropped us at the train station. It was a little less smooth trying to get to the metro station and buy a ticket but once we figured out we were using the ticket machine for the trains not the metro we were on our way in no time! We are spending ten days at a capsule hotel, a concept well known in Japan for their ever growing population and little land space. In the space of maybe one hotel room you can fit 20 or so capsules of double beds. It will take some getting use to having our bags near reception, our valuables in a locker and our bed actually 3 floors higher up but I'm sure we will adapt. We pretty much spent the day doing laundry and going to the supermarket which is a stones throw away from our hotel. Food is expensive so that will be a challenge but we had a lovely first meal for only £5.50 at the supermarket's food hall which we will be returning to without a doubt. Tomorrow lies a day of playing Vietnam (where we head next) and more laundry! Oh the fun we will have!Leer más