Working visit to Tokyo, Japan - The flight out - Part 1

Had to make a working visit to Tokyo, Japan last week. The flight was via ANA at a very early time of 7:00 am on Sunday morning. Had to wake up early and travel by car and arrive at KLIA around 4:00 am.

The airport has some activity but barely.

Was fortunate enough to be entitled a business class ticket so I was able to use the ANA designated lounge. Not as impressive as MAS' Golden Lounge.

Out the window I can see the plane that will take me to Japan.

ANA 816 uses a Boeing 787 Dreamliner. My first on this type of aircraft. Three obvious unique thing about this plane is the much higher ceiling, the bigger window and the electrochemical powered window dimmer.

Look at the size of the window. Just below it is the control for the electrochemical dimmer.

The on-board entertainment is not as extensive as MAS but even then I was able to cram in 3 movies. When we arrived at Narita Airport, Terminal 1 South Wing, I had to exit the plane via stairs and use the airport bus as ferry to the terminal. Was very surprised we were not allocated an aero-bridge.

Immigration took about an hour (it could have been earlier if I knew the priority entitlement came with business class passengers). Anyway, took the luggage and booked a ticket for a limo bus to get to Tokyo and to the hotel.

It is just a quarter past 5:00 pm in Tokyo as I head towards the city.

On the road, I noticed how clean all their trucks were compared to what you'll find in Malaysia.

Tokyo Bay.

Tokyo City.

To be continued.

Disneyworld 2014: Animal Kingdom, Dinoland - Part 09

Please refer to previous postings.

In Dinoland there is a huge life-size dinosaur made out of stone. The color choice of yellow is a bit off in my view. 

In this section of the park, the many buildings are designed to look like forward research stations. Note the lack of crowd (I like it this way).

There are other dinosaur statues that are more realistic. My kids told me that these dinosaurs were from the movie 'Dinosaurs'.

The first official trill ride for our Disneyworld trip is the 'Dinosaur' ride. Couldn't take a lot of pictures because of poor lighting. Only photo I got was just before we got into the vehicle. This is like a coaster ride.

As usual, at the end of the ride, the exit will always lead to a merchandise shop.

The next ride we took was more of a typical amusement park ride with wild light and gaudy decor. The kids enjoyed it.

Not a very high roller-coaster but has a lot of sharp turns and spinning.

The rest of the stuff here is very 'amusement' park like.

We then saw our first Disney character 'meet-and-greet' session. We immediately join the queue.

My son.

Still waiting...

Finally met Goofy as Santa Clause!

Oh, before I forget, the fun park is called 'Chester & Hester's Dino-Rama'.

Abstract art perhaps?

Here is a large play area when the kids can climb all over the place.

Quite a number of interesting bulletin boards all over the place where information about dinosaurs are put up.

A picture of me with a dinosaur skull.

The kids on a truck..

Actual bone of a dinosaur that was unearth...

After a while we decided to head to the Asian section...

Welcome to Asia!!

To be continued.

Previous postings:

Disneyworld 2014: The first leg - Part 01

Disneyworld 2014: The second leg - Part 02

Disneyworld 2014: The third and final leg of a very long inbound journey - Part 03

Disneyworld 2014: Checking into Disney's Port Orleans Resort, Riverside - Part 04

Disneyworld 2014: Hunting for our first dinner at Disneyworld - Part 05

Disneyworld 2014: Shopping at Orlando's Premium Outlet - Part 06

Disneyworld 2014: Shopping and jet lag don't mix; the aftermath - Part 07

Disneyworld 2014: First day at a Disney park. First stop, Animal Kingdom - Part 08

 

Disneyworld 2014: First day at a Disney park. First stop, Animal Kingdom - Part 08

We had a good night's rest and roaring to go to the parks. Early in the morning after a quick breakfast the kids were already waiting outside the room.

This the the hotel block that we stayed in. Only two floors but if you have a lot of baggage, not that fun at all.

The whole resort complex is very natural and follows the concept of the bayou.

We caught the complimentary feeder bus from the resort to Animal Kingdom. Although it was a Monday, the bus was relatively full. Mostly family with young children.

The Animal Kingdom is the furthest park from the hotel. It took a good 15 minutes on the bus to get there (loads of traffic lights and stops in other hotels en-route. We arrived just before the gates opened and the main car park was relatively empty.

Christmas is just around the corner and the whole place is being decorated for that event. At the entrance was a giant Christmas tree.

As this is the Animal Kingdom, the decoration on the giant tree has animal motives all around.

The entrance to the park. Surprisingly, it looks very simple and small.

Just before you enter the park is the famous Rainforest Cafe.

Once you enter, you will need to go through a tree covered path.

Our first FastPass. This allows us to beat the queues.

First stop is Dino Land...

To be continued.

Previous postings:

Disneyworld 2014: The first leg - Part 01

Disneyworld 2014: The second leg - Part 02

Disneyworld 2014: The third and final leg of a very long inbound journey - Part 03

Disneyworld 2014: Checking into Disney's Port Orleans Resort, Riverside - Part 04

Disneyworld 2014: Hunting for our first dinner at Disneyworld - Part 05

Disneyworld 2014: Shopping at Orlando's Premium Outlet - Part 06

Disneyworld 2014: Shopping and jet lag don't mix; the aftermath - Part 07