On the way to Niigata!

We had a long day traveling... At first Luke and I planned to go to Japan a few weeks earlier than Paul, but I'm glad that we decided to all go together! Luke was very good during the two airplane trips (1 hour to Newark and then 13 hours to Tokyo), he didn't give us too much trouble (^-^) But of course we were all exhausted when we finally arrived at my mother's house. We took a few pictures on our way to Japan, and met nice people all along the way! The flight from Norfolk to Newark was so quick and easy, and we didn't have to wait too long for the next flight to Narita, Japan. Luke had a fun time at the gate with some airport employees -- they were waving and making funny faces at Luke. And there were two Japanese girls who sat next to us while we were waiting for the next flight. Yes, Luke was very interested in them -- staring and smiling at the girls!

The flight from Newark to Narita was about 13 hours. It was very long.... but Luke had a nap and a few hours of sleep, so it was good! There were a few small children near our seats. Sarah -- who is 18 months old (she and her mother were going to Taiwan), Sophia -- 4 months old (her mother is Japanese, and like Luke, this is Sophia's first time trip to Japan), Mary -- 12 months old (her mother is also Japanese, but this is Mary's fourth time trip to Japan! WOW!!). I had a very nice chat with their mothers!

We arrived at Narita around 1:00 pm. But our trip was not finished yet.... we still had to catch a train to get to our final destination! We had very nice lady sat next to us on the Shinkansen (bullet train). Luke liked her very much! This is a nice shot of the two of them (^o^)

Finally we got to my mother's house around 7:00 pm (24 hours after we left Paul's parents house the day before). My mother, grandpa, aunt and uncle were waiting for us and were so excited to see Luke for the first time! I'm sure Luke will have a fun couple of months with them!