'Tho the first leg of our journey to Singapore lasted only 11 hours, our interception with the International Date Line meant that most of our Christmas eve and Christmas Day were spent crossing the Pacific Ocean. We kept ourselves and those around us festive with our Santa hats, but otherwise -- except for our United Airlines pilot who was part of the Santa hat club -- there were few signs that the date was December 25th on our flight and here at Narita Airport in Tokyo. I got lucky on Google and learned a bit about how Christmas is regarded here in Japan. Anyway, we're enjoying the smiles and pleasant wishes (accompanied by polite bows) while walking through the airport in our pommed red and white chapeaux. Merry Christmas, everyone!
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Christmas over the Pacific
'Tho the first leg of our journey to Singapore lasted only 11 hours, our interception with the International Date Line meant that most of our Christmas eve and Christmas Day were spent crossing the Pacific Ocean. We kept ourselves and those around us festive with our Santa hats, but otherwise -- except for our United Airlines pilot who was part of the Santa hat club -- there were few signs that the date was December 25th on our flight and here at Narita Airport in Tokyo. I got lucky on Google and learned a bit about how Christmas is regarded here in Japan. Anyway, we're enjoying the smiles and pleasant wishes (accompanied by polite bows) while walking through the airport in our pommed red and white chapeaux. Merry Christmas, everyone!
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ho ho ho :) - A
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