20251214 Tokyo to Takayama
2025-12-14 Japan, here we come! Leaving home early and, surprisingly the traffic was fine—right up until we hit the airport. From there it was bumper-to-bumper as we crawled around the roundabout and up the ramp to the drop-off zone. I now wait patiently for the family to arrive. Phil checked in our luggage then we made our way through immigration, past duty-free, and straight to a café for breakfast. With his iPad at his side Owie pigs out on some pancakes licking his plate clean, it’s a pity he didn’t do that with his veggies. Boarding was delayed, but that’s pretty standard for Jetstar so Sharyn and I wandered through the shops leaving the boy's glued to their iPads. Eventually boarding began and we settled in for what would be a long flight to Tokyo. The flight was smooth, except my TV didn’t work, so I had to move seats, no big deal—I actually ended up with more legroom—but I was now in the middle row, right next to the toilet. To make it worse passengers from the left...