Weather: overcast and humid: low 18°C, high 24°C Accommodation: Kimi Ryokan We had breakfast at the Anderson at our train station again. We took the Yamanote train to Yūrakuchō station and walked to the Ito Ya Ginza store. We explored…
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Japan 2015 Day 05: Rainy Relaxing and Tobu
Weather: rainy and humid: low 16°C, high 19°C Accommodation: Kimi Ryokan Eskil was up at 6:30 am, so Scott took him downstairs to the common room so I could try to sleep in. I couldn’t get back to sleep, but…
Japan 2015 Day 04: Hakone
Weather: overcast, humid, and afternoon rain: low 18°C, high 25°C Accommodation: Kimi Ryokan Eskil almost woke up at 5:20 am, but luckily Scott swapped pillows with him and he went back to sleep until 7:30! Hooray! We dressed then had…
Japan 2015 Day 03: Ueno and the Zoo
Weather: mostly sunny: low 21°C, high 29°C Accommodation: Kimi Ryokan Eskil woke at 5 am. Ugh. We thought it was 6 am at first, but no – 5. As I couldn’t sleep anyway I took him downstairs to the common…
Japan 2015 Day 02: Arrival in Tokyo
Weather: mostly sunny: low 21°C, high 27°C (with humidity it felt like 72° C) Accommodation: Kimi Ryokan I hardly slept on the flight at all, as usual. During the flight the airline staff gave out disembarkation and quarantine cards. She…
Japan 2015 Day 01: Leaving Home
Hobart weather: mostly sunny: low 8°, high 23° Eskil woke before 6 am, of course. I got up with him and made LOTS of pikelets: some for our brekkie and some to take with us on the trip. Scott woke,…
46 Months
Subtitle: Why I’m Not My Son’s Best Friend Some of the many reasons I am not my son’s best friend: I pointed out a crane to him to make certain he saw it as he loves cranes. However that made…
12 of 12, May 2015
A bit late. Not as late as all the other months I haven’t posted yet though! It was just an autumn work day.
12 of 12, April 2015
On the 12th of April 2015 we were off on a quick jaunt to Bruny Island for our dear friend Caz’s birthday. She’s rented a holiday house on the island, and it was great fun! Too bad the ferries weren’t…
8 Hours Day Long Weekend
This year the 8 Hours Day long weekend (labour day) was 7 – 9 March. Although we didn’t go anywhere (originally we were planning a small trip to Melbourne and Canberra), we had some fun each day. Saturday started as…