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TOKYO TO HONOLULU

 Woke up on our final Tokyo day to a resplendent Mount Fuji.

Final breakfast in the Tokyo Westin Hotel.
This hotel is a popular place for wedding parties.
Took the Airport Limousine Bus to Narita International Airport.  Over Rainbow Bridge.
You might wonder why that name when the bridge is all white colored.  At nights, lights change the color to rainbow hues, especially during the holiday seasons.
Got to the ANA Business Class Lounge with almost 3 hours to enjoy the food and drinks there.  This is one of the best in the world.

Sat so that we could see the 14th day of the Tokyo Sumo Tournament.  Tomorrow is the final day.  Started with curry rice, Suntory AO whiskey, beer and sake.
Second course of ramen, chicken and lasagna.
On the way out of the lounge, saw these turtles.

Asked Google AI what they were.

The "turtles" are ANA’s (All Nippon Airways) "FLYING HONU" Airbus A380s, featuring special liveries of Hawaiian sea turtles (Honu) to symbolize good luck and prosperity on flights between Tokyo and Honolulu. Each of the three, named Lani (Blue/Sky), Kai (Green/Ocean), and La (Orange/Sunset), represents a different aspect of Hawaii's environment. 

Saw the 2025 Big Bold Beautiful Journey, mostly because the title seemed to capture the essence of our two-month trip.  Bad choice of film, for Rotten Tomatoes gave it 36/58 scores.  About right.  Starred Margot Robbie of Barby fame and Colin Farrell

Nuts with Suntory Hakusho Whiskey ($100 to $200 bottle, depending where you find it) and green tea.

With the meal, added some chilled sake:  Yamahai Omachi, which sells for $104/720ml bottle in the U.S.

The meal was beautiful and outstanding.  However, we had eaten so much in the ANA lounge that much of the above was wasted.  Yet, you could still have the following at any time.
So I did order a ramen with shoju on rocks.
Mostly listened to music.
First sight of Hawaii from my seat was Kaena Point on Oahu.
Kahe Power Plant.
West Loch, Pearl Harbor.
Sunrise over Honolulu.
Walked 6901 steps from Japan to Hawaii, 3900 miles from Westin Tokyo Hotel to 15 Craigside.

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