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First day in Tokyo
So we survived the first day in Tokyo. The trip over was a day flight, and got in late, so just fell asleep at the hotel. Day one began with origami coffee( little coffee filters that fit on top of the...
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Day two, Tokyo
So, day two. This was meant to be more cultured, but I also learnt that kids these days, no idea about real mail. After another healthy breakfast of pastries, we headed off to Ueno. A bit of a slow...
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Day three
So day three. Hot hot hot. We got going a bit later than I would like- teenage boys seem to have no desire to get up early. One of these is the same person who woke up at 6 pretty much every day he...
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So, this was kind of a day of rest. We let the boys sleep in. And ourselves. And then headed out to Harajuku. Lots of people there, Sunday is a big day there. First we headed up to Meiji shrine- the...
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Tokyo trip- Disney
It’s been a different Tokyo trip. We usually do Disney at the end of a Tokyo trip, as that is when it is easiest/most convenient. This time, for reasons (golden week) we went on the first full day...
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Tokyo trip – shopping
Day two of our Tokyo trip was always going to involve shopping. We headed out to kappabashi, also known as kitchen town. We have been there several times, so this visit was going to be about buying...
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Rainy day
The fourth day of th trip was to be to Kawagoe- a town that is now on the outskirts of Tokyo, but that was a prosperous merchant town in earlier times. It has well preserved areas that reflect an...
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Tokyo trip- Japan hobby show
I have been a little slow about writing about some of the things from the holiday. After Kawagoe, Friday was the day we allocated for the Tokyo hobby show. This was one of the things that caused to go...
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