Japan Trip #10 - Chasing snow and onsen during zombie apocalypse

[rbjhan]

Lots of restaurants in Jewel, I went to Dian Xiao Er for their roast duck




When I was leaving, one of the girls asked: "How today food?"
Try say this with the Singaporean accent....took me 2 mins to figure out what she said

 

[rbjhan]

Bought the famous Pandan chiffon cake.


Compared to this we are stuck in the 90s, no?


Apparently you need to pay $8 to walk on that bridge....crazy world!

 

[rbjhan]

Last Leg!
SQ207 SIN-MEL

 

[rbjhan]

Skip lounge as it's a very early flight.
But I regret it very soon

Continental breakfast , oh dear.
This might be better than @Justinf 's jaffle, but seriously, wtf?!


Two hours later I was hungry, this was what they gave me:


Finally lunch was served

Meh


Main was okay.
Chinese style cod with fried rice.


Dessert


Out of the 3 airlines this time, CI catering was by far the best.

 

[rbjhan]

That's it for this TR.

I'm booked for #11 in November, let's hope everything is back to normal by then.
Haven't done a lot of planning, but probably going to the San-in coast, plus Mie.
I do change things around a fair bit during planning stage, so we shall see

 

[rginoz]

That's it for this TR.

I'm booked for #11 in November, let's hope everything is back to normal by then.
Haven't done a lot of planning, but probably going to the San-in coast, plus Mie.
I do change things around a fair bit during planning stage, so we shall see

Thanks for a very interesting and informative Trip Report. Much appreciated.

 

[OZDUCK]

Great TR. You certainly ate a huge variety of food - which made the TR even more interesting.

 

[RooFlyer]

Great TR - you are a much, much braver traveler than I. I cancelled the Japan and Taiwan legs of my RTW about a week ago. I'm beginning to recognise myself as a bit of a hypochondriac and I just wouldn't be able to enjoy myself in those environments. Another time - and I'm loaded up with good ideas, now, thanks!

 

[LadyC]

Thanks for the TR, it was very enjoyable Plenty of delicious food!

 

[drron]

Japan TRs are always worth reading.This one definitely was.Thanks for all the information.

 

[craven morehead]

Landed at SIN about 6.30pm.
I could have taken an overnight flight and got back to MEL in the morning, but....6.5 hours is very awkward, you can't have a proper sleep, also I am not a fan of SQ's supper service
So I chose to stay one night in Yotel Changi instead.

It was a long walk from T2 to Jewel...
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I was curious about Yotel...
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The room sorry cabin was TINY.
I knew that beforehand of course, being in it was a different matter!
Listed size is 10 sqm, I have my doubts though...
The reclining bed doubled as sofa

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Bathroom was surprisingly decent size.
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Only other piece of furniture, if you can call that, was a foldable stool.
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Different workable for one person I guess.

 

[craven morehead]

Well that was a great TR with interesting places and food. I've spent all of about 4 days in Japan so I need to go back and do it properly. Many thanks
2023 Ashes in the UK could be the perfect opportunity to do a few weeks on the way home.

 

[VPS]

Excellent TR - many thanks - you seem to get to different places.

 

[rbjhan]

Excellent TR - many thanks - you seem to get to different places.

I love Kyoto but Japan is a country with so much variety...
This is a very interesting game

I'm at 102 now
Still quite a few places haven't been!

I wonder how many points @drron will score?

 

[rbjhan]

Well that was a great TR with interesting places and food. I've spent all of about 4 days in Japan so I need to go back and do it properly. Many thanks
2023 Ashes in the UK could be the perfect opportunity to do a few weeks on the way home.

Thanks!
Oh I strongly recommend Japan to everyone It is a marvellous country with so many things to see....not to mention the food!

 

[rbjhan]

Great TR - you are a much, much braver traveler than I. I cancelled the Japan and Taiwan legs of my RTW about a week ago. I'm beginning to recognise myself as a bit of a hypochondriac and I just wouldn't be able to enjoy myself in those environments. Another time - and I'm loaded up with good ideas, now, thanks!

With the virus, things are changing so quickly... Must confess I probably will cancel if I'm booked to go in say, early April for the Sakura. Back then it was just mainland China or so I thought.
Now that Pandemic has been declared I'm not going anywhere
We'll see how things turn out.

 

[rbjhan]

Different workable for one person I guess.

Ah yes, suppose I was travelling with mother probably would try to fly direct from TPE.
The SQ overnight between SIN and MEL is a killer though! Last time I did it, wiped out the whole morning in Singapore. I was so dead, beg hotel to let me check in at 9am and went straight to bed...

 

[rbjhan]

And thank you all for your kind words.
I'm glad you find it interesting and that will keep me going for another one!

 

[jbman]

Thank you for such an enjoyable trip report. It really confirms for me that Japan and Taipei are a must see.

 

[rbjhan]

Thank you for such an enjoyable trip report. It really confirms for me that Japan and Taipei are a must see.

Especially for a foodie
Here's hoping my Nov trip can go ahead as planned!