On Thursday our travel agent rang to say that Singapore Airlines had oversold tickets for our flight from Cairns to Tokyo so we were re-routed via Brisbane. It was very annoying but Singapore Airlines apologised by giving us two $300 vouchers to be used in the airlines duty free shop. The worst part was having to fly to Brisbane at 9am on Friday before connecting to our flight to Tokyo via Singapore. It added 10 hours to our journey.
We landed into Japan at 8.00am Saturday morning and after negotiating customs and quarantine we quickly found our driver who transported us to the Tokyo Hilton. Surprisingly it took us an hour from the airport to the hotel. After checking into the hotel around 9.30 we were told our room would be available at noon. We headed to a cafe for coffee and pastries and then decided to stretch our legs while our room was being prepared. Shinjuku Central Park was close by so we headed to this lovely green area.
Tomorrow, after breakfast, we join our pre-cruise tour group. We have three days sightseeing in Tokyo before we join our cruise ship - Regent Explorer - on the 25th April. The three days are slow paced with only half day tours so we will be able to also explore independently. We might even try the underground railway system that is apparently one of the best in the world.
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