Finally, after 5 days, I have recovered some kind of rhythm (even though I am on vacation) and I can start updating the blog again. 
The flight went a bit better than I expected. My stomach recovered just on time, and I did not need to visit the lavatories too often. I enjoyed a couple of movies (Vicky Cristina Barcelona and the classic Shrek), some short series, I read a complete The Economist, and played some Sudoku and other games in the on-board entertaining system. By the way, I flew with Swissair this time and it was the best for this so far. Movies on demand, lots of games (you could even play Tetris against other people in the plane!), and lots of music CDs in it.
I sat next to a german guy, who after drinking one Campari, one bottle of wine, four beers and being disappointed for the lack of sake, opened up his laptop and started working. I do not know how he could do anything at all… but I guess it is still a good thing not to have Internet during the flights… Otherwise, companies should start considering implementing by default a feature like this one in Gmail to prevent people from sending e-mails, not being completely aware of what they are doing.
Since I landed in Spain, I have met a couple of friends, been to the office, and come to Alicante to enjoy a familiar weekend full of home dishes and lots of children (big family). I am also getting used to some of the differences between Japan and Spain. For example, my metro station is not prepared for people carrying (big) luggage, you need to be extra-careful with your belongings in public places (otherwise you get robbed) or how you are treated in the shops (this deserves a longer explanation in a separate post, I guess)…
I will be used to this in a few more days… (I hope)
