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Home from Japan - Japan 2006


It's sad that our holiday has come to an end, but in another way it's good to be back in our own house. Very relaxed after two weeks on the move.

When we arrived in Cairns the shops in the transit area were all open.

Arrival in Sydney ran smoothly and we got home quickly.


I slept a bit this afternoon, looked through the photos, gave up on converting them to a DVD before tonight's dinner. Feel like vegetating now, listening to Star Wars music.

I'm glad the next working week is only four days long.
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