We arrived in Bangkok last night and are staying at the Lynch-esque Atlanta hotel. I'm obsessed with this place, recommended by Molly, photos to come. Coming here from Tokyo feels like being dropped in an 80s video that overtly glamorizes colonialism after living in the land of robots. Tokyo was so tightly run, measured, calm, unbelievably quiet. Bangkok is gritty and chaotic and lacking in scruples. We're having a really good time so far.
I've mentioned before that geography is not really my strong suit, yes? I can visualize a map of Asia in my mind grapes (Ed has handily also made it the wallpaper on our laptop to help me learn good), and yet I'm constantly amazed by how far apart things are. Do you know how long it takes to get to Thailand from Japan? Me neither, but it is a LOT longer than I thought it would be. Which leads me to a math problem that I've been turning over in my sleep deprived brain since we boarded the plane yesterday.
Our flight from Tokyo departed, on schedule, at 6:30 p.m. The arrival time indicated on the ticket was 11:45 p.m. According to both the United website and our turbulence-challenged captain, the estimated flight time was 6 hours and 15 minutes. The timezone in Bangkok is 2 hours behind Tokyo.
Am I cray-cray, or did I lose an hour of my life?
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They built in an extra hour because of the usual delays from Narita. Much like the flights out of NYC. Actual flight time to a place like Boston is under an hour but the estimated time of arrival will be 2 hours from take off.
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