That Japanese vacation went by way too fast day 7

And finally, we returned home. The way was long, oh yes, the day was even longer, but we did it.

And, it was remarkably easy.

We took the subway back to Shin-Osaka station, got our tickets for the Shinkansen back to Tokyo and got on the train, ate some lunch, took the Narita Express back to the airport and then climbed aboard.

The flight back was relaxing, and Mark and Teresa were passed out for most of it. I couldn't sleep. I never can on airplanes, so I read some more zombie short stories and watched a ton of movies. Well, only four. Yojimbo (awesome), Ghost Town (not so awesome), part of Max Payne (forks in the eyes! Augh!), and Eagle Eye (interesting, but the underlying premise was silly).

Our plane left at six thirty that evening, and here's where that temporal shift really kicks my butt- we actually arrived at 11:15 in the morning, seven hours before we left Tokyo! How weird and awesome is that?

Pretty darned awesome, I'd say.

It was good to be home, and after a nap and some food, we picked Caden up and took him home. Our family was complete again.

The trip was most excellent.