WE'RE OFF TO JAPAN

 We leave this morning for Osaka, Japan:

You can vicariously follow our trip through this blog.  I hope to this time have few more videos.  I bought an OSMO Pocket 3 video camera.

We will first be staying at the Osaka Marriott Miyako Hotel.  Read about our previous visit in November of 2023.  Our hotel is on floors 38 to 57 in the 60 story Abeno Harukas, the tallest building in Osaka.

Then, on to the 2025 Osaka Expo:

We will then take the Shinkansen from Shin-Osaka Station to Shin-Yokohama Station, a train ride of two hours.  We will need to transfer to Yokohama Station so that we can walk to the Sheraton Yokohama Bay Hotel, where we have stayed many times.  In Japan, it is traditional to just transfer any large suitcase from one hotel to the next for a reasonable cost.  This hotel sits on top of a very large shopping mall that connects to the train station.

Then, 16 days on the Oceania Riviera.

We have 5 days to spend in Vancouver.  Our hotel is virtually across the street from the cruise port.  The Marriott Pinnacle is #2 on the map.

The problem is that we are so close we need to decide whether to walk or take a cab.  We will have a lot of luggage.

We're in the Japan Airlines airport lounge.  They serve real Japanese food here and a wide assortment of alcohol.

Well, here is that Pocket 3 video of the lounge.

See you next in Osaka.

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