I am sitting in the Yahoo Internet cafe in Narita Airport right now. The internet is free here and you get to sit however long you wish (maybe) in front of a 12″ monitor and a Japanese keyboard.

After 4 days of being ill from consuming foul seafood at a Beijing shabu shabu joint, I was able to get on the plane for New York at 8am this morning. It was a rough morning after I said goodbye to my dad. Then that Jay Chou stepped on my foot in the Beijing airport terminal train. He said sorry and I gave him a mean stare.

I am still a little ill and definitely went for the barf bag after reaching altitude of 30000 feet. I went for the barf bag in the bathroom, after meals were served, and after the man next to me finished his meal so I wouldn’t have to bother him to get out for the bathroom during his meal. I am glad it was an easy flight because I think I was in there for a long time…

With my 7 hour layover in Tokyo, I decided to go into Narita. Coincidentally, the drum(?) matsuri was in session. Pretty cool… I suppose Narita is worth a visit if you have a 6 hour layover and don’t want to go into Tokyo. It is a really small town but it is only 1 stop away from the airport. There is this one big temple there, some traditional crafts stores, pickled vegetables, a grocery store, a drugstore and many eel restaurants. Oh, and there was a takoyaki place right outside of the Keisei Narita station if you want your fix.

Photos to come… I am heading back to New York now.