More of Europe to Come!

I think it was exactly a year ago that I started my European leg of the RTW. Spent about 3 months there, focusing primarily on Eastern Europe.

Too short of time, I never got even close to seeing all that I wanted to. Obviously.

So, I'm going back again. Only for 3 weeks though.

Here's the plan:

1. Tokyo to London today. Used my Virgin Atlantic miles so I'm flying upper class for FREE! Yaaaaay!!!

2. Few days in Norway to see Oslo (I am a big fan of Munch!) and Bergen (for the fjords). It's going to be a really tight schedule. I've booked a cheap Ryan Air flight from London, in between my need to go to Italy for the wedding.

3. Milan for the wedding, and spend a couple of days with friends in Cinque Terre.

4. A week in Russia!!! I never got around to visiting the country during my RTW because of the difficulty and hassle in getting a visa outside of my home country. But now I have one. Flying into Moscow and out of St. Petersburg.

5. A few days in London before going back to Japan.

Sounds good, right?

On a separate note, Virgin Atlantic is definitely one of my favorite airlines, but I was slightly disappointed with their service this time around. First of all, their lounge at Narita was too small and overcrowded. And, I didn't get the vegetarian meal I wanted! After ordering the meal, the flight attendant came back later to kindly ask me if I'd switch to something else because there wasn't enough to go around. I think she figured it would be easier to ask me to eat something else, rather than tell all the Brits that they can't get what they want. Pissed me off a bit, but I kindly obliged. Whatever. It's only airplane food.

Passive Waru resurfaces.