***This post is a recount of the trip after I returned to Singapore from the trip.***
Woke up early and instantly left the hostel even though I had like 5 hours before I can check-in to the airport. I'm glad I just went right ahead because I actually used up the entire 5 hours, contrary to what a lot of people advised.
The train ride to Narita airport was super long. Like, it was almost 2 hours of train ride. Crazy sia! But thank God the train is almost empty, was a direct train from my station and it was a rapid express, so it skipped most of the stops.
Originally wanted to alight at this station right before Narita airport, think it's called Narita station, to find coffee but ultimately just went ahead to Narita airport itself. Thankfully got Starbucks there.
Enjoyed a cup of cold frappe and spent all my remaining coins at some gachapon machines. Very smart idea for Narita airport to put gachapon machines here. I think this should be a staple in all international airports as travellers generally don't wanna bring back coins.
After the drink, I headed to find wrapping services for my guitar. The service itself was damn expensive not gonna lie. $25 for just plastic is insane. But I was desperate to not get a dent on the $250-value Gibson Les Paul case.
Once I sent the guitar into the depths of the airport, I checked-in and headed straight to my gate. Narita is huge. Not as big as Changi but I think as big as Sydney's main airport.
After confirming the location of my gate, I went to buy my duty free alcohol. Bought some random Japanese alcohol that looked damn cool. Then went to queue half an hour at this noodle restaurant. Small portion of noodle and beer for an exorbitant price, but I had no choice. It was and will always be better than plane food.
In the final hour leading up to my plane ride, I saw this 10m space and decided to jog 1km in it. ADHD stuff. HAHAHA. So many people were judging me but well, I'm crazy. On board the plane, I had to raise my voice to scold this one retard that held up the entire line by his selfish act of wanting to shift other people's bags away to put his own in the overhead storage.
Can I also say that Air Japan is a really solid budget airline? Like wow damn it is way better than Jetstar, and Jetstar is already way better than Scoot. Crazy man. I'll take Air Japan again any day.
Reached humid Singapore at midnight and my parents came to Terminal 2 to fetch me. Of course, I had to get more alcohol also since I can. At that moment, I'm just very impressed at how easy it was to hand-carry a Gibson back from Japan.
The costs saved from doing so can even tempt me to just book a random flight to Tokyo over a random weekend just to buy guitar. Yes, even such a trip is still cheaper than buying a Gibson in Singapore.
And with this, my solo trip to Japan came to an end. It was just like any of my other trips, a slow quiet fade of the trip as I returned to Singapore. I love travelling and will always love travelling as long as I have the means to do so!
No comments:
Post a Comment