Reporting live from Tokyo-Narita

OK, on my way to Maui - aka my wedding. I am here at Narita airport; got us Dayroom so we can sleep some before heading to Honolulu then Maui. We have 8 hours layover here. O well.... But when we wake up, we will be in sunny Hawaii away from the cold and humid Macau and Hong Kong; the deep freeze continue this week in South East Asia.

There are two lounges for NW. One by Gate 26 and one by Gate 14; both seem equally good. But take the on by Gate 14, it on the 4th floor rather than on the 3rd floor, the departure level.

You can exchange money easily; but need to fill in form first. This is the first place I see you need to fill out form on your own before making $ xchange.

One interesting thing, Japanese culture is gadget oriented; the beer pouring machine; it tiles automatically via a mechanical arm so that beer doesn't foam up. Interesting.