Travelling to Japan- 7/2/'14
Today was, for most of us, the very boring beginning of an exciting adventure. Since our flight was planned around 9:50 AM, we had to wake up very early. Some people tried to sleep for a couple of hours, others went to bed very early and Erik prepared himselve by being completely wasted and staying all night awake. Some where later out of bed than others. Eelco, for example, was still sleeping when the taxi arrived on the campus and had to be waked by a telephone call. But he managed to arrive in five minutes, so let's give him some respect for that...
So, not much sleep, the weather was very bad and the train had delay. Nevertheless the journey became better by the minute. For example, there was a very nice surprise when we arrived in Zürich. Because of the 150 years of diplomatic relations between Switzerland and Japan, this flight was seen as a memorable flight and all passengers were invited for some nice Japanese/Swiss snacks and drinks. And also a nice group picture was made with the pilots.
The rest of the day was very straight-forward: we took the plane to Tokio and arrived there in time. The flight itself did not provide very exciting news, nevertheless, it brang us to a place that will give us enough opportunities to experience great stories!
By: Dennis Alveringh