<![CDATA[Departing London; little bit moist.]]>Departing London; little bit moist. Shanghai 🔜

Pleased to have an entire row to myself 😁

]]>https://forum.other.li/topic/973f2710-f985-40c1-937c-452507d541a9/departing-london-little-bit-moist.RSS for NodeFri, 05 Jun 2026 01:07:34 GMTWed, 13 May 2026 12:02:34 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Departing London; little bit moist. on Mon, 25 May 2026 04:18:41 GMT]]>This is what happens when the coating is rewritten. You can see some artifacts remain - apparently if you get someone to ''clear" it several times you can entirely remove them.

The card comes out quite warm after this!

I've converted my Suica to be "named", so in theory it can now be replaced if lost?

]]>https://forum.other.li/post/https://social.crablab.uk/users/hugh/statuses/116633286824035876https://forum.other.li/post/https://social.crablab.uk/users/hugh/statuses/116633286824035876Mon, 25 May 2026 04:18:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Departing London; little bit moist. on Sat, 23 May 2026 21:10:45 GMT]]>@snow very tasty!

]]>https://forum.other.li/post/https://social.crablab.uk/users/hugh/statuses/116625941807516025https://forum.other.li/post/https://social.crablab.uk/users/hugh/statuses/116625941807516025Sat, 23 May 2026 21:10:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Departing London; little bit moist. on Sat, 23 May 2026 13:10:36 GMT]]>@hugh oh lol i didnt know spam musubi is an actual product they sell
just saw it on their recipes site a while ago and made some
v neat stuff :3]]>https://forum.other.li/post/https://cofe.rocks/objects/92fc8641-896c-459f-89de-e717b87bf17fhttps://forum.other.li/post/https://cofe.rocks/objects/92fc8641-896c-459f-89de-e717b87bf17fSat, 23 May 2026 13:10:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Departing London; little bit moist. on Sat, 23 May 2026 08:01:18 GMT]]>🍣 Reviews of some Japanse snackfoods from the last couple of weeks.

1. Custard bun thing. Pretty tasty, seemed to include cream too. Could have been a better custard.
2. Spam rice ball. Excellent - goes really well with the seaweed & the saltiness cuts through the glutenous rice.
3. Chocolate cream bun. Rubbery; came from a vending machine with a BBE in 2028 and tasted like it too.
4. Squid strips. Salty, fishy and tasty. Could do with a sauce to dip into.

]]>https://forum.other.li/post/https://social.crablab.uk/users/hugh/statuses/116622837595417413https://forum.other.li/post/https://social.crablab.uk/users/hugh/statuses/116622837595417413Sat, 23 May 2026 08:01:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Departing London; little bit moist. on Sat, 23 May 2026 06:32:53 GMT]]>@hugh@social.crablab.uk did you loot the Spezi crates? ​​

]]>https://forum.other.li/post/https://der.cyberterror.ist/notes/amljd9d4vejv2p8yhttps://forum.other.li/post/https://der.cyberterror.ist/notes/amljd9d4vejv2p8ySat, 23 May 2026 06:32:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Departing London; little bit moist. on Sat, 23 May 2026 05:41:48 GMT]]>And a perfectly parked automobile. No notes.

]]>https://forum.other.li/post/https://social.crablab.uk/users/hugh/statuses/116622289052809527https://forum.other.li/post/https://social.crablab.uk/users/hugh/statuses/116622289052809527Sat, 23 May 2026 05:41:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Departing London; little bit moist. on Sat, 23 May 2026 05:39:15 GMT]]>More telephones.

]]>https://forum.other.li/post/https://social.crablab.uk/users/hugh/statuses/116622279011030849https://forum.other.li/post/https://social.crablab.uk/users/hugh/statuses/116622279011030849Sat, 23 May 2026 05:39:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Departing London; little bit moist. on Fri, 22 May 2026 23:45:18 GMT]]>It's almost 9am and I'm at this insalubrious bus terminal, smelling of diesel fumes.

More popular than the public transport is the tonkatsu restaurant here, that has a queue of hundreds stretching around the terminal 😅😂 Seriously!

Clearly this is excellent tonkatsu!

(Sadly I cannot take a photo, as it obviously contains many people)

]]>https://forum.other.li/post/https://social.crablab.uk/users/hugh/statuses/116620887213526460https://forum.other.li/post/https://social.crablab.uk/users/hugh/statuses/116620887213526460Fri, 22 May 2026 23:45:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Departing London; little bit moist. on Fri, 22 May 2026 21:46:38 GMT]]>@hugh in 1962, no less, so before it was cool!

]]>https://forum.other.li/post/https://cathode.church/users/Gaelan/statuses/116620420595858177https://forum.other.li/post/https://cathode.church/users/Gaelan/statuses/116620420595858177Fri, 22 May 2026 21:46:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Departing London; little bit moist. on Fri, 22 May 2026 21:44:57 GMT]]>@hugh unable to find any iconography, but I will note that Seattle also has a monorail built for a world fair!

]]>https://forum.other.li/post/https://cathode.church/users/Gaelan/statuses/116620413980197905https://forum.other.li/post/https://cathode.church/users/Gaelan/statuses/116620413980197905Fri, 22 May 2026 21:44:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Departing London; little bit moist. on Fri, 22 May 2026 14:30:09 GMT]]>@hugh @janamarie The center's striking stepped-pyramid roof is inspired by the surrounding Higashiyama mountains, integrating the building directly into the landscape's contours.

]]>https://forum.other.li/post/https://social.vir.group/ap/users/116380377006747794/statuses/116618704312747828https://forum.other.li/post/https://social.vir.group/ap/users/116380377006747794/statuses/116618704312747828Fri, 22 May 2026 14:30:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Departing London; little bit moist. on Fri, 22 May 2026 06:35:54 GMT]]>It's also worth sharing a photo of the dispatcher's console, used on the Shinkansen platforms.

Their role seems to be solely to open and close the platform edge doors, and some associated safety checks.

Looks pretty cool through!

]]>https://forum.other.li/post/https://social.crablab.uk/users/hugh/statuses/116616839467494037https://forum.other.li/post/https://social.crablab.uk/users/hugh/statuses/116616839467494037Fri, 22 May 2026 06:35:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Departing London; little bit moist. on Fri, 22 May 2026 06:32:39 GMT]]>Time for some more phones?

Seems like the Shinkansen's character is keen on them too!

]]>https://forum.other.li/post/https://social.crablab.uk/users/hugh/statuses/116616826694579170https://forum.other.li/post/https://social.crablab.uk/users/hugh/statuses/116616826694579170Fri, 22 May 2026 06:32:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Departing London; little bit moist. on Thu, 21 May 2026 18:10:31 GMT]]>@hugh I know it's incredibly dangerous and ill advised and everything, but I *really* wanna climb around those structures 🥺

]]>https://forum.other.li/post/https://chaos.social/users/la/statuses/116613908507452137https://forum.other.li/post/https://chaos.social/users/la/statuses/116613908507452137Thu, 21 May 2026 18:10:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Departing London; little bit moist. on Thu, 21 May 2026 13:39:58 GMT]]>@sally Whilst it's definitely a "superpower" being a native speaker of the most interoperable language on the planet, it is a bit sad that *everything* is becoming a kind of monoculture.

I'm enjoying travelling in areas where I simply cannot read the signage or understand people (despite the stress!).

It's helping me empathise with non-native English speakers.

]]>https://forum.other.li/post/https://social.crablab.uk/users/hugh/statuses/116612844635960513https://forum.other.li/post/https://social.crablab.uk/users/hugh/statuses/116612844635960513Thu, 21 May 2026 13:39:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Departing London; little bit moist. on Thu, 21 May 2026 13:36:45 GMT]]>@sally Awh that means a lot, thank you 🙂 I'm glad they are appreciated

Congrats 🎉 And hope you'll be back to travelling (+1) in the near future!

]]>https://forum.other.li/post/https://social.crablab.uk/users/hugh/statuses/116612831988728880https://forum.other.li/post/https://social.crablab.uk/users/hugh/statuses/116612831988728880Thu, 21 May 2026 13:36:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Departing London; little bit moist. on Thu, 21 May 2026 12:15:51 GMT]]>@hugh I'm heavily pregnant at the moment and the whole journey to get to this point has meant I haven't been back for a little while, so I'm living vicariously through your posts. Thanks for sharing!

]]>https://forum.other.li/post/https://mastodon.social/users/sally/statuses/116612513906501299https://forum.other.li/post/https://mastodon.social/users/sally/statuses/116612513906501299Thu, 21 May 2026 12:15:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Departing London; little bit moist. on Thu, 21 May 2026 12:15:16 GMT]]>@hugh My first trip was back in 2008 I think, and there was a lot less English even in Tokyo (coupled with less tech!) which was a big motivation. Since then I've been back tons of times, all over to different parts and for different reasons, taking exams for fun and making friends along the way. It's genuinely been one of the most rewarding things in my life

]]>https://forum.other.li/post/https://mastodon.social/users/sally/statuses/116612511617938072https://forum.other.li/post/https://mastodon.social/users/sally/statuses/116612511617938072Thu, 21 May 2026 12:15:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Departing London; little bit moist. on Thu, 21 May 2026 12:01:11 GMT]]>@sally Ahh, is that the hook! Would love to hear about your adventures in Japan 🙂 Have you been back since you started learning?

]]>https://forum.other.li/post/https://social.crablab.uk/users/hugh/statuses/116612456187828319https://forum.other.li/post/https://social.crablab.uk/users/hugh/statuses/116612456187828319Thu, 21 May 2026 12:01:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Departing London; little bit moist. on Thu, 21 May 2026 11:31:40 GMT]]>@hugh Props to you for all of these adventures, as it can be stressful! Also be warned, this is the reason that I originally started learning Japanese and many many years later I'm still hooked 😉

]]>https://forum.other.li/post/https://mastodon.social/users/sally/statuses/116612340177654377https://forum.other.li/post/https://mastodon.social/users/sally/statuses/116612340177654377Thu, 21 May 2026 11:31:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Departing London; little bit moist. on Thu, 21 May 2026 09:41:53 GMT]]>@domi

]]>https://forum.other.li/post/https://social.crablab.uk/users/hugh/statuses/116611908453971039https://forum.other.li/post/https://social.crablab.uk/users/hugh/statuses/116611908453971039Thu, 21 May 2026 09:41:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Departing London; little bit moist. on Thu, 21 May 2026 09:37:28 GMT]]>Back to trains: the Kamome Shinkansen is the silliest railway. It's the shortest Shinkansen, and goes from Nagasaki to the middle of nowhere in ~20 minutes.

Why is that? Politicians in the next prefecture don't want the Shinkansen...

So instead, you get shuttled between Takeo-Onsen and Hakata where you can connect with the rest of the Shinkansen network.

Maybe one day they'll join it all up...

]]>https://forum.other.li/post/https://social.crablab.uk/users/hugh/statuses/116611891074505799https://forum.other.li/post/https://social.crablab.uk/users/hugh/statuses/116611891074505799Thu, 21 May 2026 09:37:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Departing London; little bit moist. on Thu, 21 May 2026 08:51:07 GMT]]>@hugh@social.crablab.uk that digger is almost wallpaper material

]]>https://forum.other.li/post/https://donotsta.re/objects/149f57d6-7b7e-4728-825a-9a2b8f86606dhttps://forum.other.li/post/https://donotsta.re/objects/149f57d6-7b7e-4728-825a-9a2b8f86606dThu, 21 May 2026 08:51:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Departing London; little bit moist. on Thu, 21 May 2026 08:40:38 GMT]]>Naturally, there is also a payphone here - priorities.

Being particularly remote and inaccessible, I wonder when it was last used? It's working, of course.

]]>https://forum.other.li/post/https://social.crablab.uk/users/hugh/statuses/116611667633276837https://forum.other.li/post/https://social.crablab.uk/users/hugh/statuses/116611667633276837Thu, 21 May 2026 08:40:38 GMT