In Transit

This is our first trip to Japan, husband's pick. He's always been interested in Japan since he was a kid (thanks Godzilla and Ultraman). So we're of to do the Golden Route plus Kanazawa and Takayama. Hopefully we'll see some cherry blossoms. Doesn't look good as bloom was early.

We departed Philly early. Due to the TSA issues, we got there before security opened by about forty-six minutes. Big line. Once they opened though, it went pretty quickly. Thirty-six minutes with supplemental screening (me). That used to be the norm at terminal D.

Nice flight. Full. I got to gate check my carry on through to Tokyo so yay.

On our arrival in Chicago there were fire engines and police everywhere on the runway. I wondered, hmm what are they here for? Our plane. I felt like we were Jake and Elwood Blues making a triumphant return. No. Turns out something was wrong, not sure what.

O'Hare itself is crazy, crowded, and chaotic. It was a nice connection, no mad dash like usual in Frankfurt. We had some famous Chicago cheesecake, which was just okay. Now settled in and gate keeping hydrated.

The flight is 13.5 hours or so, so see you over there.もっと詳しく