Astrid and Ronnies travels

  We flew El Al directly from Israel to Narita Airport near Tokyo. This was an 13 hour flight and it flew eastwards into the Mediterranean over Turkey then crossed Azerbaijan the Caspian Sea north of Iran over China the Gobi Dessert, Mongolia over Beijing southwards over South Korea and northwards to Tokyo.   The food on the plane was still Kosher le Pessach.  On arriving the airport you get photographed while you put your index fingers on a pad when you show your passport. We took a taxi to Yokohama. Astrid was feeling jet lagged and went to sleep while I took walks in Yokohama.  In Japan Streets do not have names. I walked into the Yokohama City Opening Memorial Hall that commemorates the opening of the city built in 1909. In 1923 the Great Kanto earthquake struck the city and the dome had to be reconstructed. You have stained glass windows of Commandor Perry's ships arrival in 1853 as well as painting of early Yokohama. I walked to Chinatown which is a great attraction to visito