TORONTO - VANCOUVER - TOKYO Nov 21 - Nov 22

 Friday Nov 21 - Saturday Nov 22 2025 Draft

I bought a Chromebook for this trip and it isn't cooperating with Blogger so I'm just going to post as is, call it a draft and fix it up when I can!

STEPS 6,000 2 planes

We got an Uber at 6:33 to the airport at 6:52! Check-in and security were quick through the priority lines.

We went to the Air Canada Cafe rather than the lounge.  It was perfect.

Destination Vancouver, Vancouver Departing 0900    Arriving 110

Estimated Time 5 Hrs 7 Min

Vancouver is 3 hours behind Toronto time.

There was a problem boarding. The bridge was backed up waiting for the crew to complete security.  Despite that we took off on time.

Breakfast was served - fresh fruit and parsley omelettes.

I watched The Beach Boys documentary and Bridget Jones.  John did the new Jurassic movie.

We had a stopover in Vancouver and headed to the International departures and the lounge was close by so we had drinks and snacks before heading to the departure gates at 12:15.

Destination Tokyo, Narita International Airport Departing 1305 Arriving 1620 / 22 Nov 

Estimated Time 10 Hrs 15 Min

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Tokyo is 14 hours ahead of Toronto, therefore you lose a day.

We had preordered our dinners.

The appetiser was shrimp in garlic and dessert was lemon tart with cheeses.

Jackie BRAISED BONELESS LAMB SHANK

John KOREAN BARBECUE GLAZED CHICKEN THIGH

We were given FAST LANE passes as we landed. This allowed us to bypass the lineups for customs.

We arrived, went through customs with our QR codes, however, John's wouldn't work, so he disappeared from my vision! He had to complete a paper form, then he did his photo and fingerprints and was done! My officer didn't speak any English so we communicated by gestures.

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We quickly found our luggage and headed out to  find our driver. He messaged that he was parking and to wait for him.

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We arrived at the hotel at  7:45, over a 2 hour drive from the airport! We were upgraded so we had access to the executive lounge. The hotel clerk says, since we missed cocktail time she would send a bottle of wine to our room!

We're staying in the Shinjuto neighbourhood at the Hilton Tokyo. It is a gorgeous hotel with exceptional service. You want something and it is at your door almost immediately.

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The fridge contains complimentary soft drinks, beer and water daily.

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Since it is 8:30 after being up for 26 hours we decided to get a bite in the hotel.

John had a club sandwich and I had to try the wagyu steak with mushroom pate and caviar. You can see by the marbling that it melted like butter! Very rich!

Good Night!