The monorail train

Another experience in Okinawa, Japan: being in the monorail train... (for me, the Namibian girl, I should say: 'As seen on TV'). At least I managed to experience it, being in the monorail train. I was reliably informed that whenever you get into a bus or a train, you should not make noise. It's actually making sense that the Japanese people prefer silence obviously to think of a next business opportunity. They were indeed very quiet, so we also tried our best, even though it was so difficult!!!

This is quite an experience, looking down on the busy streets and getting to your destination so fast before you could even get bored. You board the train after you bought a ticket for approximately 200 yen, depending on your destination (actually quite affordable comparing to the taxi and bus). You should make sure that you do not loose your ticket, otherwise you will not exit the station! We were so lucky to have a very patient co-participant (the one sitting next to me), who've been here longer than us and who can at least understand some basic Japanese. Another important thing to remember, don't get off at the wrong station! Until next time.