G’day mates! Howzit going?

There were plenty of shops at the airport so we spent plenty of time just window shopping and finding various yet strange treats and familiar toys.

Jason is absolutely shocked at the cheeky humping USB puppies!

I found my Super Mare-io family!

I really hope that Pocari Sweat is an energy, sports drink of some sort.

Diet drinks… interesting…

There was also a bit of confusion with the conversion rate when Jason took some money out of the ATM. At first we were pretty amazed at how cheap the prices were but still, we didn’t go buck wild with our spending. It was nearly our boarding time when we decided to spend the rest of Jason’s yen. He couldn’t help but buy a few souvenirs for him and his friends.

Of course, what girl doesn’t jump at the chance to spend her man’s money! Apparently, not me. I really couldn’t decide on what to buy for myself or trinkets to bring back home to friends and family! Don’t get me wrong, everything was cute and shiny and cheap – at least we thought so at the time! I figured I will probably just get something for the flight back to Toronto, instead of holding onto them for our entire stay in Brisbane. I don’t like being rushed when I shop anyway, so I suggested we hold on to the rest of the yen, use it later.

On our way to our gate – making it just in time for boarding – I glanced over at the conversion table at a closed booth and saw that $1 US was approximately 99 yen. And with that came with the realization that things weren’t exactly cheap and more likely expensive than usual!

It didn’t even shock Jason as much as he accepted it – it really did make more sense considering we were in Tokyo after all. We chalked it up to a learning experience and got on with our journey.

Have you ever had your own conversion rate blunders during your own travels? How long does it take you to get used to foreign currency?

Until next time my dears, sprinkle hearts!