The holiday is over

Well, we are sitting at Tokyo's Narita airport, waiting for our 6:30 flight back to HK. The last couple of days in Tokyo have been on the cold side. The city seems to have been experiencing a cold snap, while it should have been getting warm in preparation for cherry blossom season (sakura). Alas, we are a couple of weeks too early to have seen it.

However, while it may be cold outside, never fear! Tokyo-ites are accustomed to it being considerably warmer inside. The gym at the hotel was kept at a cosy 24 degrees! Not great when you are trying to work out, as you only have to walk across the room to break into a sweat (losing weight by sweating out water does not count). And the lounge at the airport is so hot (Qantas lounge) that we are rapidly depleting the place's supplies of Coke and ice.