I have to apologize to anyone who still happens to be paying attention to this blog -- this wrap-up of my trip to Asia is sorely overdue.
My previous post was written on our last day in Tokyo, with high hopes of more fun things to report after a night on the town. Sure enough, the evening did hold quite a bit of material for this forum.
But I don't remember any of it, so I'll skip to the summary of the entire trip. Overall, Hong Kong was definitely more appealing to me than Tokyo. It seemed much more accessible, both in terms of size and culture, and I just felt more comfortable there than I did in Tokyo. Language was definitely a problem in Japan, and the city itself was so enormous that I never felt part of it. I'm sure the fact that our stay was so brief didn't help.
Bottom line -- I would go back to Hong Kong in a heartbeat. Tokyo, I'm not so sure.
The journey back to the U.S. was uneventful (no running!) and it certainly is nice to be home. If you've never had the opportunity to be on the other side of the world, let me be the first to tell you that when you are, it FEELS like you're on the other side of the world. And it makes coming home that much sweeter.
My previous post was written on our last day in Tokyo, with high hopes of more fun things to report after a night on the town. Sure enough, the evening did hold quite a bit of material for this forum.
But I don't remember any of it, so I'll skip to the summary of the entire trip. Overall, Hong Kong was definitely more appealing to me than Tokyo. It seemed much more accessible, both in terms of size and culture, and I just felt more comfortable there than I did in Tokyo. Language was definitely a problem in Japan, and the city itself was so enormous that I never felt part of it. I'm sure the fact that our stay was so brief didn't help.
Bottom line -- I would go back to Hong Kong in a heartbeat. Tokyo, I'm not so sure.
The journey back to the U.S. was uneventful (no running!) and it certainly is nice to be home. If you've never had the opportunity to be on the other side of the world, let me be the first to tell you that when you are, it FEELS like you're on the other side of the world. And it makes coming home that much sweeter.
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