First Day

Well I`m safe in Japan, in Kyoto, the trip was fairly good but they did not have the latest planes that’s for sure, it seems to be the oldest ones in the fleet. In any case I got to Kansai International and found a very Japanese welcome.

I once I disembarked I had a ride on a monorail to get to the departure lounge, the Japanese will wait behind the yellow line much better than Australians will, but tell them 'door closing' and more people make a running dive to get on. Its very funny.
The day pass has been a… slightly mitigated success, while its cheep the idea of getting off the train and looking around and getting back on the next one is a BAD idea in this mad house, the rail network somewhat resembles the work computer network, the “blue spaghetti”
Anyway I went to Himeji and viewed the castle, it’s a GREAT castle, one that would make any medieval king green with envy, mad with greed and then sorry for the lives lost in the fruitless attempt to take it. Its that good and I got some great photos of it.. anyway I have to head off now I may post more later.