Day Over Again
May. 11th, 2011 04:07 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
krpalmerWhen I flew over to Japan, I knew that in crossing the International Date Line I would have to set my watch forward by a day before landing. It didn't quite feel like I was "losing" a day, though, because the flight took so long. I did know, though, that in crossing back by ship, the 11th of May would "repeat" for those of us on board, and I was sort of interested in the thought of having "a day to live over again." However, the "second" 11th of May happens to have been much rougher than the first. I still have an appetite (maybe too much, given that I eat breakfast and lunch in the buffet-style restaurant), but a day when I begin to get a headache reading is kind of a long one.
However, my vacation continues to wear on, with stops in Vladivostok and Petropavlosk-Kamchatsky in Russia. They've been interesting, but at the seeming risk of either offending Russians or admitting I don't know the world as a whole one of my strong impressions of both places was exhaust fumes and worn-down buildings under grey skies; the last time the sun was out was in South Korea. There were also helpful guides and sights to see in both places, though, so I still shouldn't complain. In a few more days we'll have reached Alaska, and I'll be interested in what there is to see there.
However, my vacation continues to wear on, with stops in Vladivostok and Petropavlosk-Kamchatsky in Russia. They've been interesting, but at the seeming risk of either offending Russians or admitting I don't know the world as a whole one of my strong impressions of both places was exhaust fumes and worn-down buildings under grey skies; the last time the sun was out was in South Korea. There were also helpful guides and sights to see in both places, though, so I still shouldn't complain. In a few more days we'll have reached Alaska, and I'll be interested in what there is to see there.