We were disappointed in the All Nippon (ANA) flight. The food offerings were poor and the bed not that comfortable. When the plane landed, the pilot braked so hard, everything flew all over. Allan said the guy in the next pod’s head phones flew off his head. Geez Louise!

The All Nippon lounge in Tokyo was okay. The food offerings were sparse though…no sushi!! Whaaaa??? Even the lounge in Hanoi had sushi! But at least we had comfortable chairs with charging stations and glasses of wine, so all was not lost.

When we were checking our luggage at ANA, and before they opened up the stations, all the workers lined up and on cue, they said something in Vietnamese, and then they all bowed to us. The same thing when we were boarding the plane. Before they opened to let people through, they lined up, said something, and bowed to us again. Never saw that before. (Maybe they were saying “Lots of luck”… knowing the pilot’s proclivity for intense braking.) 😂

The United flight home to Newark was fine…Very long, but our driver was waiting for us at the airport, so we were home in record time.

It was a fabulous trip. So many memories in each country and the food was really delicious. But as always, it’s nice to be back home.

Thanks for following the blog. Hope you can tune in for our next trip at the end of February. See you then!