The Ginza Secret Garden

It was cold and wet, our little umbrellas came out a lot, but we walked to a nearby old imperial garden and loved it. One of the best mornings of all, particularly as the enormous garden was almost empty. Afterwards we did a big loop back through some of the city - mostly empty for the weekend, the weather and the lack of tourists (?), and did a bit more shopping. We checked out, walked to our local station and caught the subway direct to the airport, and JAL to Oz. Perhaps underwhelmed by the lounge, where I almost left a sweater, but much preferred JAL's blue packs over the Sydney-leg cerise. Had to try to sleep all night to Sydney. 16,682/12.5km and 11 flights, plus a big one at the endRead more