Due to crossing the International Dateline and headwinds enroute, we arrive in Osaka around 8PM on November 28. After disembarking the plane, we follow others to a airport train that whisks us to the main terminal.
Much to my delight, stopping in a bathroom, there are electronic toilets not unlike my Toto Neorest at home. [Typically, one of the first things I miss while traveling.] Gathering our luggage was simple, and there was no line at Immigration where I showed them my passport and had a photo taken.
Much to my delight, stopping in a bathroom, there are electronic toilets not unlike my Toto Neorest at home. [Typically, one of the first things I miss while traveling.] Gathering our luggage was simple, and there was no line at Immigration where I showed them my passport and had a photo taken.
Asking directions of a security guard, we found our way to the main terminal that opens to a large plaza where we will purchase a ticket and board a train to Kyoto in the morning. Continuing beyond, we see the skybridge that will take us to the Hotel Nikko Kansai Airport, which was suggested by a friend, who stayed there earlier in the year, as a quiet and easy overnight before heading on tomorrow. |
This airport, with easy access to trains and a hotel to overnight is so well designed, it begs the question why American airports are so less convenient to other forms of transportation and hotels.
The hotel is part of a much greater complex that includes other hotels, conference facilities, numerous food courts / restaurants. Once we check into the hotel, we head out to explore and find a light bite to eat. Sadly, the hotel's restaurant is closed, and the very few open food options don't look particularly interesting.
The hotel is part of a much greater complex that includes other hotels, conference facilities, numerous food courts / restaurants. Once we check into the hotel, we head out to explore and find a light bite to eat. Sadly, the hotel's restaurant is closed, and the very few open food options don't look particularly interesting.