I didn't even bother following this eclipse, since I knew I wasn't going to be able to see it from where I live (one of the eastern U.S. states). The Venus transit, on the other hand, is something I'm certainly looking forward to.
Interestingly, I read in an online article that this eclipse passed over much of Japan (which is incredible, considering that it's such a long and narrow country), and that Tokyo hasn't seen this kind of an eclipse since the year 1839.