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So it's been a while since I last blogged anything! I really should change this, so thought I'd jot down some thoughts on my latest whisky purchase!

Quick update on the wine making. It's been bubbling away quite happily sat in my airing cupboard where the boiler is. The temperature is usually a couple of degrees above or below 20 degrees Celcius which is at the lower end of what the instructions advise. Can't say it seems to be having an adverse affect though.

Hadn't realised it'd been quite so long since I last left any random waffling on here!

I hate that last day in a new country... 2 main reasons - You have to go through the whole day knowing that later on you have to go to the airport, get on a flight, and soon after you're back at work. Secondly is it's always sad to leave somewhere you've enjoyed.

Well, last full day in Tokyo done... Last sleep in Japan tonight!

So thankfully the weather cleared up overnight and today was back to clear blue skies. Unfortunately, the temperature has dropped a few degrees and it's been pretty breezy. This is not a good combination for spending the day on open-top buses!

What a difference a day makes! From the glorious clear blue skies yesterday to a day of grey clouds and either persistently annoying light drizzle or torrential downpour!

Ah, Tokyo. Doesn't feel like I've been away for just over a week!

Not a lot to say today. Had the 1332km (828 mile) journey from Nagasaki back to Tokyo. Only took 9 hours, of which just over 1 hour was spent awaiting connections. The first train had me a little worried as my first connection was only 12 minutes, and we were nearly 5 minutes behind schedule for a while; but we ended up arriving a minute early thanks to what felt like some late and aggressive breaking being done by the driver. And for those who remember my comment about seeing if the view out the front of the Komome trains was any better from furhter back (day 14, I think)...

2 weeks since I arrived in Japan! Seems so long ago now!

Well it's 8:30 in the evening, 13 hours since I set off from Nagasaki, and I'm finally on the last of my epic 10 train journey. Still got another hour and a bit to go, so thought it a good opportunity to some stuff down.