Tokyo Trip day 6

Day 6 of the Tokyo trip was the day we venture into Disneyland.


We took a bus from Shinjuku all the way to Disneyland. It took only about 1 hour? Alas, luck was not on our side, as it was raining the whole day. Maybe it was due to the impending Typhoon Melor then. Hah. But it was not that heavy, so we were still able to walk around the theme park.

Here are some shots of the day and the Disney characters. It was quite tough to take photos with the characters as everyone were in the main building; it was raining! And I didn't know how to force, push and shove my way through.









Oh, and we were ushered out from the Pooh's ride as Kae was wailing non-stop. The kids have to be sat down on the seat between the parent(s), and she kept wanting to sit on our laps. Sigh.


I so lurve our room at Hilton Tokyo Bay. Why? The room is so much bigger than our room at Shinjuku!


After a long day, we went to Ikspiari for a nice tempura dinner. Our 1st tempura in Tokyo actually!

Tokyo Trip day 5

I think of all the days in Tokyo, day 5 was the day we did the least.

Our first stop was to the Imperial Palace. We signed up for a tour actually. But it would have been difficult to push the stroller along the pebbled path, and the weather wasn't great, so we decided to give it a miss.




After which, we walked around the office area nearby and found this shop that sells really good beef stew and beef ribs. Yum!




After lunch, we headed to Sensoji, Asakusa Kannon Temple. I visited this place 3 years back alone while dar was attended his conference. So, we went back to this place as a family. But as luck would have it, the main temple was under restoration works. Argh.





The rest of the day was spent in shopping centres at Ginza and Shinjuku areas, as it was raining the whole day. Oh and we discovered a shopping centre dedicated to just men at Shinjuku area. It's Isetan. Imagine. 1 shopping centre selling just mens' stuff. Hmm.

another photo taking week at JG

We were requested to wear any traditional costume on tuesday as there was a Deepavali celebration the previous saturday.

Ah, finally Kae has a chance to wear her cheongsam. This is only her 3rd time in this dress heh. I didn't take much photos though; only had my iPhone with me.


On thursday, we were to take a class photo, which will be placed in the kid's portfolio. So, everyone dressed up nicely. That's why most parents brought their cameras along. Heh. Of course I brought my cranky sony digicam; the canon slr was too bulky. But on hindsight, think the photos would turn out so much nicer. Sigh. Next term!

the Best pre-packed takeaway Sushi

Okay, I am a Jap food fanatic. I am always up for Jap food, mostly sashimi and ramen. And not forgetting sushi and tempura. So I seriously went into depression when I was pregnant as I could not have any sashimi (raw food) at all!

Anyhow, I discovered the place (supermarket) where they sell the yummiest pre-packed takeaway sushi; Isetan Shaw! Yes, that supermarket has got all kinds of Jap food for the Jap community.

But their pre-packed sushi was the best! It tastes like it was just prepared by the chef. And seriously, the sushi (namely the fish) tastes a lot better than what a lot of Jap restaurants has to offer. Erm, but that could be the case as I bought the more expensive air flown kind. Hah. These 6 pieces cost me $15.90. But what the heck, the price is worth it!

and the search for the Ramen continues

I finally had a taste of Tampopo ramen!

We went to the newly opened branch at Takashimaya, located just next to Mos Burger. The place was clearly a crowd favorite as the place was crowded at 8 plus in the evening, while the restaurants around were all quite empty.

I had their Black Pig Shabu Ramen, while dar had their Black Pig Tokusen BBQ Pork Ramen. We both ordered an extra soy egg each as our ramen doesn't come with one.




What we had was their Kyushu Ramen; their soup is pork bone soup and their noodles are thin and hard. It takes 2 days to make their pure pork bone soup. Hmm. Well, their ramen did not disappoint; I thought it was good! But my heart still inches towards Santouka more, and Ichibantei and Tampopo are closely contesting for 2nd place. I will go back and try Tampopo's Black Pig Toro (?) ramen. It was apparently so hot that it was "out of stock". The meat I presume. And have to wait for their next shipment to arrive.