Well, it's all over :-(
My theory about staying awake so I'd sleep from Kuala Lumpur to Adelaide turned out to be unsuccessful. I already knew that I can't sleep on planes, so I don't know what I was thinking. By the time I remembered that I had sleeping pills in my bag, it was too late to take one. Our flight was delayed slightly, so arrived a little later in Adelaide than expected, but our dear friend Colin turned up as promised to bring us home. Marie (our friend who looked after the house) left it in a cleaner, tidier state than it's ever been in and it was lovely to walk in through the door and not see our usual mess and clutter!
Everything seems so very quiet here - which is just what we need after such a full-on month. There really is no place like home, but I'd be happy to go back to Japan anytime. The whole trip was a real blast. We came in well under budget, so the next holiday fund is already underway.
Here is a list of the things I'll miss about Japan:
- Warm toilet seats
- The huge variety of food choices
- The uncluttered life of travelling
- Polite ATMs that say "Thank you, we hope we can serve you again"
- Super-convenient public transport
- Vending machines in every nook and cranny
- Genuine customer service
- The multitudes of fashion queens
- Calpis soda
- 100yen stores
- Pedestrian crossings that make bird sounds
- Talking elevators
- Talking emergency vehicles (I don't know what they were saying, but it was probably something like "Please excuse me, I need to get to the hospital rather urgently. I hope you will forgive my intrusion")
- The lovely friendly, polite and helpful people
This won't be the last blog after all, as I'm going to post a summary of the scooter part of the trip, but for those who aren't really interested in such details, sayonara. Thanks for all the comments that we've received along the way. We hope you've enjoyed travelling with us.
Kate & John xx
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