Big Adventures, Little World

Do trams count as trains? And buses as automobiles? Because if so, my title is correct, if not, don’t question me! Friday was the day we began making our journey down the the Southern island of Japan, Kyushu. Up early again, (seems to be a regular occurrence, not bad for two jobless bums!) we had to catch the bus to the airport in Tokyo, then jump on the plane to Nagasaki airport. So after a quick stop off at the konbini (convenience store) for supplies we were on the bus.

The bus ride took a couple of hours and we traveled through some beautiful mountains on the way. The mountains were all around, but unfortunately, mostly covered by clouds. Seeing them from a distance still made for amazing views though, and I no time we had arrived in Tokyo.

We caught the monorail to the airport, which was yet another form of public transport here in Japan. We boarded the plane for a fast and smooth flight, arriving at Nagasaki airport in the evening. We got onto another bus to take us to the city centre of Nagasaki so we could find the hostel.

We got the station where we jumped on what we thought was the right tram to head to our hostel. While in fact it was the right number tram, it was going the wrong way, which we realised after a couple of stops. We quickly got off and crossed the lines to catch one back the other way. With trams coming every 6 minutes, this was easy, and before we knew it we were getting off again. We started the short walk to the hostel where a nice man offered to show us the way as it was a bit difficult to find. We checked in, put our stuff down and made our way out again just as quickly to get a bite to eat.