Tokyo Birthday

Lily and I are going to take a little trip to Tokyo. We have not taken a vacation together since we went to Tokyo last year. Our last big trip was Paris, but that was not entirely a vacation. We just went to Taipei last month, but that was a weekend in a city an hour away.

We both managed to get a few days off at the same time and wanted to go somewhere close, but definitely outside of China. Tokyo is an inexpensive and easy trip, and Japan is not at all Chinese. It might seem strange to call Tokyo inexpensive since it is such an expensive city, but flights from Hong Kong are cheap and only take about four hours. We thought about Thailand and Korea, which are also pretty close, but went with Tokyo for a variety of reasons.

Neither of us has been to Korea. We would both like to go some day, but since we have never been there, we would have to look up too much information for a quick and easy trip. We know what we need to do for Tokyo, and already looked into a few different neighborhoods before we went the last time.

Thailand is pretty easy and cheaper than Tokyo, but we like the weather in Tokyo better. Thailand is always hot and humid. The only change of seasons are from wet to dry. The wet season just ended, so we would not have to worry about too much rain, but we both like actual seasons. If we want hot and humid, we can stay in Hong Kong. It will not snow in Tokyo while we are there, but at least it will be noticeably cooler. We will probably be in Hong Kong all winter, so this might be our only chance to go somewhere that gets cold.

This trip is not actually for my birthday. That part is only a coincidence. We will both be working a lot more during Christmas/New Year, so now is the time to go somewhere. After the New Year, which I think is in February next year, we will have more time to take a bigger trip.