towangle

Tiger

Posted by towangle | 16th August 2007

Narita airport is an hour by train and an hour and a half by bus from central Tokyo. Ben, Stacy and I were meeting friends of friends at the Grand Hyatt to get keys to an apartment, and a bus was the most direct route. After stashing our overstuffed suitcases in the compartments below, we grabbed seats near the middle of the bus, Stacy and I on the right and Ben to the left and forward. Soon after, Tiger and his mom boarded the bus and eventually took the two seats behind Ben.

Tiger's mom spoke to him in English, but to little effect. The two and a half year old, as we later learned, was a barrel of a child. At no less than 50 lbs his stout mother could barely contain him let alone pick him up. His nearly shaved head and 6 inch tail of hair in the back added to his young sumo wrestler image. Mom's inability to handle him physically gave Tiger free reign within the confines of his window seat. This included climbing the curtains, temper tantrums ameliorated with a one liter Nalgene s

Continued | Summer Travels

Wiki Travel Guide

towangle hasn't been active in the wiki travel guide yet. Have you?