Month: October 2009

waiting for the kids to come down so we can eat. Lee Sensai has just asked for a recommendation for food and guess where she recommend to go…..restaurant at the top of shopping centre she wanted to go to!!

Bullet Train was pretty cool. Don’t know how fast we were going but it was quick! Was intrigued to see the level of respect the staff have for it’s customers.
Everytime one entered the carriage, they would bow!!
Same at the stations…greeters to say hello and goodbye/thankyou to you when enter/leave.

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NB…Video from Metro line not the Bullet Train

Just arrived… not sure what we are doing at the moment… I think Lee Sensai wants to shopping again!!

About to board!!!

Going to Hiroshima. Quick 5 hour trip

8am-Am typing this as I eat breakfast as I’m not sure if I will get 3G access on the train.
Going to miss traditional Japanese breakfasts of pickles, jellied eel, sweet bread, rice and miso soup!!!
Everyone is absolutely buggered after a full on three days ( I think they are still asleep…. Or they have left without me!!)

Temple visits today then Hiroshima

Finally got ‘home’. Long day and the kids are exhausted. Very happy with how they have acted this afternoon.

Chilling at a Starbucks at the famous 5 Way crossing in downtown Tokyo (Shibuya) listening to Jazz as the girls have abandoned us to go shopping.
Pity it’s raining outside-upside is that it’s not quite as crowded as it can get!!

Having fun with park mascots.

Assaulted so far by the monkeys from Jungle Book and a cow and a horse.
The cow made my mouth bleed!!!

The monkeys were a riot.
They stole Charlottes cow and tried to cook it.

The three of us were rolling on the ground laughing at their antics.
Currently sitting down having a break as our feet are killing us.

Going again as that was Awesome!!!! Thank goodness for the fast pass.

On the train to Tokyo. Avoided getting on a sardine jam packed train but then got into a womens only carriage!!

Edit…. Went in wrong direction and had to get on sardine train!!! No one wanted to stand next to me though…apparently I’m physically intimidating to the average Japanese!!

Just need to acknowledge that Dylan is a champ when it comes to rides. Not a dud so far!!
Thunder Mountain was really great and now we are lined up for some Buzz Lightyear ride which is supposed to be good.

It’s starting to rain though…