peter hessler @openbsdHeading to the airport for a vacation. (Yes, I sometimes take those)
I plan to spend it sitting in warm pools of water, and looking at fancy old buildings. Probably not at the same time, but we shall see.
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Tight fit today. Big huge guy in the middle seat, and I'm not small either.
At least this is a short hop.
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At gate upgrade to business class for the long-haul overnight flight!
Upper deck of the 747-8, here we come 
First row of the upper deck.
First time up here, I think ever.
Have a selfie, then some ambient plane picts
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Pushback, see you when I land!
Staying in a capsule hotel on the first night. I quite enjoy these places. The sauna is included, and more to the point, mandatory.
This happens to be the first capsule hotel, opened in 1979.
Moin moin!
Charming my way down to a castle for the day. It's currently raining a bit, but that ought to add a bit of ambiance.
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Outside the keep, inside the outer walls
Look at that fierce moat! Its gonna moat you!
In the museum they had lots of old stuff, including a handwritten scroll from 767.
....only when I get back to the train station do I discover that it *does* have luggage lockers.
My legs wanted to know that 5km ago.
Guardian Deties at the Central Gate
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Lil pupper Hachiko waiting for his owner, at Shibuya station.
Scramble the Shibuya Scramble Crossing
One more time, #MONORAIL!
Time to go home. Some idiot[1] needs to go to work on Monday.
[1] me. I'm the idiot that has to go to work.
This is the first time I've had inclement weather on the trip, and it seems to only affect the (fully covered) train to the airport.
Also, my data roaming plan and my Rail Pass expire today. Good timing. 
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This is probably the grumpiest I've ever been to be in Premium Economy. Stuck in middle-middle, and all aisle seats in all classes are taken. It's a 12 hour flight :/.
Hallo München!
It seems I have blisters on both feet, so actually getting home will be painful. Ugh.
Small delay for the Berlin flight, shouldn't be bad though.
Small delay is turning into a medium delay. "Technical exam [of the plane] is necessary".
Lev Lazinskiy@phessler sorry to hear, that is my idea of hell.
nemessica
HCS ▋@phessler I saw statues of that in this temporary exhibit in Paris. They are really grand
pamela 
@phessler it's beautiful
it's beautiful