As tired as I thought we were, Judy and Courtney have decided to go for another visit to Disneyland. We all eat early, and then walk to the train station. They head off to the Magic Kingdom, and I go looking for the Narita Express ticket office to make sure we can get on the train we need to catch our later flights.

I briefly gave some thought to going out and seeing a little more of Tokyo, but I’ve just “toured” myself out. Back at the room, I catch up on expense tracking, and writing a few blog entries. I think I’m about a week behind. Around 11:30, I go back outside, bored with the tiny hotel room, and walk around the area. Check the link below for a scan of Tokyo Station and the surrounding area.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/r98q1a0zo4w6rmm/Tokyo%20Station.MOV

The “girls” get back around 12:45. They had a fun morning, rode a lot of rides, and saw most of what they wanted to see at the park. We organize our stuff, and start on the trek to opposite side of the station for our ride to the airport. We’re better at maneuvering through the station now, so we arrive with time to spare. On the train, it’s a smooth 58-minute ride to our terminal and a short walk to the check-in gates.

We’re going back to Beijing on All Nippon Airlines, and Courtney is headed to DFW on United. The gates are on opposite sides of the terminal, and we say our goodbyes here. It’s been a fun two weeks having Courtney, Brad, and Glenda come for a visit. We’ve seen and done so many things, it’s hard to remember it all. I guess this blog and the photos will help jog our memories.

Back in Beijing, we’re in familiar territory. We can communicate with the taxi driver (better than the ones in Japan), and we’re way too familiar with this airport. Back at the apartment, we roll in the door and crash. Having an ayi like Lilly certainly has its advantages. The apartment is sparkling clean, the dishes we left are washed and put away, and the laundry is finished, folded, and ironed. Nothing to do but go to sleep.