First night!

I arrived at Kansai Airport about 30 mins south of Osaka at about 6pm. We had a bit of time together at the airport and despite being hard to leave each other and a few tears, mainly by me, it was ok. I think mainly because I knew that once she left I was on my own and would need to keep it together.
I made my way over to the airport train station and must have looked completely lost because after I had been standing there with my bag pack trying to pull me to the floor for about ten minutes, starring blankly at the ticket machine an official man came over and helped me get a ticket into Osaka. Mission one accomplished, tho not without a little help.
Mission two consisted of getting a tube from Namba station to Dobutsuen Mae (the name means in front of zoo because its near Tenoji zoo) underground station near Tenoji. The jet lag was obviously taking its toll because the ticket machine at the tube station in Namba looked even more confusing and I obviously looked even more stupid than before because a really nice lady helped me buy a ticket and practically sat me down on the train.
As a first impression of Japanese people this first night made me think I had come to the kindest country on the planet, and I could not help but think how well treated a jet lagged backpacker from Japan would be treated in London if he was stood wondering what Elephant and Castle meant.
By the time I arrived at my hotel it was about 9pm and I was feeling decidedly otherworldly. As with all my other travels there are three things that will bring you back to your own planet in such situations and they are beer, food and sleep. I made it my mission to get all three.
I did not have to look far because I found a place serving noodle soup for 150 yen and beer for 200. I was a happy man! All I needed now was sleep. Surprisingly I did sleep as well. I was soon to realize that I was lucky my first night and would experience a week of the worst readjustments to jet lag I have ever experienced.