Updated: Never — Philip's Blog

16:49 JST

Hard to believe another year went by. I got back to Tokyo last Friday via Copenhagen. I tried to burn some expiring miles to upgrade Kristof who is travelling with me to business class too, but it turns out they gave him the upgrade without deducting my miles. Very nice. Conversation made the flight over much less boring than usual.

So far, the food is working out very well. Last night, Sato-san recommended us a yakiniku-style establishment in the vicinity of Shinjuku station. The one with 200 exits and millions of people using them all at once. Despite the daunting location, we found it very easily. And the food was scrumptious, as expected.

Earlier today, we met up with the Italian invasion and went to check if Meiji Shrine was still where it was last year. While taking my annual picture of the enormous wooden structure leading to the shrine, a Dutch voice over my shoulder wanted to know if we were sure we could take pictures. Turned out to be Paul and Cor. Bumping into familiar people by accident in a city the size of Tokyo is a bit unexpected. On the other hand ... can't avoid the Dutch, right? ;-)

Food tonight promises to be interesting again. Watch this space!