Waiting in Vancouver...

Above shot flying over the Rocky Mountains in British Columbia.

Landed at Vancouver International at approximately 10:00am pacific time and I'm watching the clock on the wall tick until it's time to board my connecting. The Osaka flight leaves at 12:55pm so I still have a fair amount of time to kill. As for the airport itself it's pretty impressive, at least moreso than Pearson in Toronto. The international departure wing has been completely renovated and it resembles more of a shopping mall than an airport. There are still a few other renovations going on but for the most part it looks complete. Everything needs to get done in time before the Winter Olympics happen, but I'm sure they'll have enough time to complete their projects.

On the flight from Toronto to Vancouver I managed to strike up a conversation between the passenger sitting beside me, and it turns out he's actually flying to Osaka as well. We have the same connecting flight here in Vancouver, but unfortunately it was just pure luck I was sitting next to him earlier this morning. He (Mark) is from Toronto and he visits Japan frequently for business. For this occasion he's actually visiting his wife because it is their one year anniversary on monday. Mark usually hangs out in Tokyo when he's in Japan, so maybe we'll catch up when I get settled in.

Every few minutes there's a random announcement in Japanese on the PA, most likely talking about last minute flight departures. It's a female voice and she sounds so bubbly and cute. My only worry is she isn't repeating or translating her information into English so for all I know my flight is delayed. Let's hope that isn't the case!
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