This is going to be an extremely long post, so be prepared to read. I was in Japan for the past 2 weeks, as most of you know. And this is what I did in Japan:
1st Dec Saturday
After we touched down in Kansai Airport, we took a train to Kyoto. We went to my step-grandparents' apartment. Went to a sushi restaurant for lunch. Went to Daimaru and Seiyu to find my sis a new pair of boots. The one she had were slightly too tight and her foot hurt when she wore them. Didn't find any that were suitable. Rested awhile back in the apartment. Had dinner( I can't remember what we had). Packed for Tokyo. Sleep...
2nd Dec Sunday
My step-granmother took us to the Kyoto station. Took a bullet trainn to Tokyo. Took another train to the hotel check-in place( whatever you call it). Left our luggage there cos the staff would take our luggage to our room for us. Took a Mickey Mouse train which had stuff that were Mickey Mouse shaped(e.g. windows) to Tokyo DisneySEA. There was this huge Globe in some sort of fountain. I'll post the pictures later. Our first ride was Journey to the Center of the Earth. It was kind of fun. Went for lunch at Yucatan Base Camp Grill.
After lunch, we wanted to take the Raging Spirits ride but decided to take the Indiana Jones ride. Snore... Very boring. Then we took the Raging Spirits ride. It wasn't too bad. Then we went to the 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea ride. It was some sort of 3D thing. Kind of cool. At 5 pm, it's as dark as 7pm! Next ride we took was this Storm Rider ride. 4D thing. Really dizzy after the ride. Not very realistic. We wanted to take the Tower of Terror ride but decided against it.
My step-mom went to queue at the Italian restaurant for a table, while my sis, dad and I went shopping. My dad and I didn't buy anything but my sis bought this Mickey Mouse keychain/pin that lights up and changes colours. Went back to the restaurant, ate dinner and went to the Mediterranean Harbor to watch some cperformance with candles. Then there was a firework display. I took some pics but they weren't very nice. Went back to hotel. Watched figure skating on TV cos everything is in Japanese. Sleep...
3rd Dec Monday
Went to Tokyo Disneyland. It is HUGE!!! The 1st ride we took was Buzz Lightyear's Astroblasters. We were given a laser and we were supposed to shoot targets and earn points. It was kinda boring. Before we went on the Buzz Lightyear ride, we got fast passes for Space Mountain. A fast pass is really fast!!! Lol. Space Mountain was so fun!!! It was the best ride there in my opinion. My dad, sis and I went to the Haunted Mansion after Space Mountain. We only had 3 fast pass tickets cos the machine went crazy. It wasn't scary at all and the person talking was talking in Japanese. I didn't understand. Lol. Went to Plaza Pavillion for lunch. Walked around and did some shopping. Went to Star Tours. Boring!!! We had to wait for so long and my feet hurt!!! :( It was some 3D thing. Then we watched the end of a parade.
We went to Toon Town and walked around. Mickey, Minnie and Goofy's houses were so cute!!! We went to the Big Thunder Mountain ride. We had fast passes but cos of the rain, we took the ride later. It was the 2nd best ride in my opinion. It was sooooo cold!!! Cos it was raining for most of the day. The rain stopped at around mid-afternoon.
My step-mom and I put our raincoats on the ground along the place where another parade would be taking place while my dad and sis went to Space Mountain to see if they could squeeze in one more ride. While my step-mom and I sat on the ground, it was freezing! The Sun had already set. My dad ans sis came back as the queue was oo long. The parade was quite nice. Alll the pretty lights. Lol. But my fingers and toes were freezing. Went to hotel for late dinner after being nearly frozen to death. Sleep...
4th Dec Tuesday
No breakfast. Went to Olympic Inn cos we got out of Disneyland. Went to Tsukiji for lunch. Had really good and fresh sushi. Queued for 50 mins. Quite short compared to Disneyland. Really crammed inside. Aftter lunch, which was kinda small, we went around and found a ramen stall. We bought 2 bowls and I ate one all by myself. My sis and dad shared the other bowl. I eat a lot. Lol. After ramen, we went to Harajuku!!! Shopping!!! Lol. I bought some stuff. Earrings, necklaces etc.
After Harajuku, we went to Omotesando. It's one long road with tons of shops. We went to some shoe shops and Kiddy Land. Bought chocolate( which has already been eaten). Went to Jojoen for dinner. Yakiniku! Very nice beef and seafood. Went back to hotel and checked email. Didn't get into NUS High. Never mind. Sleep...
5th Dec Wednesday
Onsen tamago for breakfast in the hotel room. Went to a soba restaurant near the train station for breakfast. Took a train to Shibuya. Shopping again. Went for lunch at an italian restaurant. Bought this really cool STAMP watch. Website here:
http://www.stampsusa.net/or here:
http://www.stamps.eu/ Went to Tokyo dome and amusement park. Fun!!! I forgot what we had for dinner. Lol. Sleep...
6th Dec Thursday
Got out of the Olympic Inn and took a train to Nikko. We had lunch on the train. Very cold. Went to the Toshugo temple. Really nice, but cold. After visiting the temple, we went back to the train station cos our luggage was in the lockers. We went to an Onsen(hot spring) in Nikko. Very very nice. We took a dip in the hot spring before dinner. The water is about 40 degrees C. Hot! My sis' nose bled. Too hot maybe. Went back to our room for dinner. It was nice. Someone came and set up the futon for us. Went for another dip before we went to bed. I was soooo sleepy. My sis' nose bled again. Sleep...
7th Dec Friday
Went for another dip in the hot spring. My sis didn't go. We had breakfast at the restaurant in the hotel. Quite nice. Went back to our room, changed and packed. Checked out, but before we left we walked around the garden. Left the hotel and took a train back to Tokyo. Went to Shibuya again and bought more STAMP watches. Lol. Went to Shinjuku after Shibuya. Takashimaya. It was huge!!! Way bigger than the one in S'pore. Took a train back to Kyoto. Ate dinner on the train. Went to step-grandparents' apartment. Sleep...
8th Dec Saturday
Step-aunt and her family came over. Rina, the first daughter who is about 5, is sooooo cute!!! So is Saho. Rina was so shy at first. Went out for lunch at a soba restaurant. I had curry soba. HOT!!!! Even when I finished eating, the curry left in the bowl was still steaming! Went back to the apartment. Read Snakehead. I read it so fast!!! I love it!!! Watched Survivor on dad's laptop. Had Sukiyaki at home for dinner. I ate quite little. After a couple of hours I ate a bowl of rice. With seaweed. Sleep...
9th Dec Sunday
Step-aunt and her family left that afternoon. We had sushi for lunch. We ordered it. After lunch, as it was Yuichiro's(step-uncle) birthday, we had ckae. Rina kept on singing 'Happy Birthday to you!' except she pronounced 'to you' as 'chew you'. Before they left, my dad and step-mom told her that it was 'to you' not 'chew you'. So she kept on singing 'Happy Birthday to you not chew you' except she pronounced it as Happy Birthday chew you not chew you'. Lol.
Took some photos and went downstairs to send them off. I read Snakehead again! Whew. We went bowling! I usually only get 50+ which isn't that good but I'm average. We bowled 2 rounds. First round, I scored 63 points. Second round, I scored 73 points. Wow!!! After bowling, we went to the Royal Host for dinner. I ate a lot. Went home, relaxed. Sleep...
10th Dec Monday
We went to Kiyomizu dera which means clear water temple. Really cool. Took tons of pics. After visiting the temple, we walked around and explored. We had lunch at this small restaurant. Raw tuna and rice! Quite spicy but it was nice. We walked to Shijo, which is a shopping area. Shopping, again. Went into to this street called Teramachi. We had octopus balls. Quite nice but very hot. Went home and had salmon for dinner. Sleep...
11th Dec Tuesday
Went to Kinkakuji. It's a golden pavillion. Really cool. It's really made out of gold. We went to Shijo for lunch, at a place recommended by my dad's friend. He said that it had the best miso soup in Kyoto. It was quite nice. Went shopping after lunch. Shop shop shop. Went home and had sheep(lamb) for dinner. Sleep...
12th Dec Wednesday
Went to Nara. Lots of deer. Even on the streets. Went to the temple. With the big Budha. Had lunch there. Udon. Fed the deer with some biscuits. One group of greedy deers attacked and bit me. Ugh. Walked around the old town. Went home. Had pizza for dinner. We ordered pizza. Better than Pizza Hut. Sleep...
13th Dec Thursday
Went to Nishiki market. Went out for lunch with dad and sis. Shabu shabu all you can eat!!! Whoot! We ate A LOT!!! Ok, I ate a lot. Lol. Lunch was really good. Went back to Nishiki market. Went to Daimaru too. We walked around and shopped a lot. My smallest toe was blistered so it was hard to walk. We wanted to go to Nijo castle but it got dark too soon. Walked to a shopping centre. Really nice. Went home and had japanese food for dinner. Nice. Read finish Spiderwick. Sleep...
14th Dec Friday
Went to see a parade. Walked to the temple where the parade was starting. Some people dressed up as the 47 Samurais. On this day many many years ao, the 47 Samurais commited suicide. My dad said that the Samurais killed a lord and back then, if you kill a lord without a reason, you have to commit suicide. Went to Daimaru for awhile, then drove to Shiga. Went for lunch at a restaurant called Perch. Quite nice. We saw Biwa Lake, the biggest lake in Japan. It's HUGE!!!! It's as big as Singapore! And it was really cold. Went to a little musuem near the lake. Counldn't take photos. :( Went to the top floor and could view Biwa Lake. We saw a faint rainbow. Went home. Dad cooked fried rice and steak. Nice! Played finger twister with my sis. She fell asleep on the sofa after awhile. Finished reading Spiderwick. Sleep...
15th Dec Saturday
Ate onsen tamago for breakfast. Went to Kyoto station. Ate lunch. Shopping! Bought a notebook and some souvenirs for friends. Walked around. Went to Bic Camera. Bought an Ipod nano case. Dad says if we behave, he'll give us an Ipod nano for Christmas. Went back to Yamashina. Walked to a 100 yen shop nearby. Bought some sweets and chewing gum. Went home and started packing. Had salmon, chicken, salad and onsen tamago for dinner. Read Specials again. Sis was doing origami. Sleep...
16th Dec Sunday
Went out for lunch. Had ramen. Nice! Went back and some people were knocking mochi(sticky rice). My dad tried hitting the rice. I got some pics!!! XD. Took a taxi to the airport. Came back to Singapore.
Ahh... Finally. I hope I can get the pics up by the end of this year. Lol
This post is looooooong. Loved the trip.
MRF13
