Whirlwind In A Mama's Head

Our Winter 2019 trip was a memorable one for us. It was the very first time we travelled in a large group as a family, complete with Oma, Opa, my sister, and the (now fiancee) boyfriend! I am proud to say we survived! I bought the ANA tickets for 7 of us far in advance, at the Japan Travel Fair in March 2019. At some point I got a little upset because a few months later Traveloka Epic Sale had the exact same tickets for sale at around 30% less. But well, what had been done was done. We had a mid-morning flight, so we went to Soekarno-Hatta T3 early and relaxed at the Saphire Lounge who finally gives free access to a lot more variety of credit card holders before we finally boarded the Boeing Dreamliner for our 7-hour flight to Haneda. Upon arrival at Haneda Airport, we did all the formalities and then I went to get our JR Passes and Pasmo cards. Pasmo cards are very convenient for riding trains and subways as well as for shopping at the small shops. We don't ha