Hi everyone,
Monday was stay at home and do homework day. Tuesday was more exciting because we went to Ueno (wayne-o) Zoo. When we were walking to the Zoo from Ueno station it really stunk because the ginko (gin-ko) fruit falling on the ground and if there not picked up of the ground they rot and stink. We were about 100 metres from the entrance of the zoo when we saw a street performer. He was doing diarblo (don't know how to spell it) tricks. It was really cool. He had MASSIVE shoes on, you like the ones that Sideshow Bob (from the Simpsons) wears except they were black. It was pretty cool. My brother said he wants to learn how to do it. We finally got into the zoo. The first animals we saw were birds that you can see around Japan. We saw a Japanese crane, it was so beautiful and graceful. After we saw the Japanese birds we had lunch. We walked around the zoo for a bit. We saw some kangaroos. Mum called out 'Skipy' and they all looked. It was really funny. My favourite part of the zoo was when we walked to 'Monkey Mountain'. They were all soooooo funny. It was really cute when we saw a baby monkey (don't know what it's called) hanging on to it's mother, then the mother got chased by another monkey. Once we saw all the animals we went home because it was really cold and it looked like it was going to rain.
Got to go,
Chloe
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Friday, Saturday and Sunday
Hey everyone,
On Friday we went to pick up my mum and dad's alien registration cards. We walked to the the Chiyoda (chee-odor) city offices. After we picked up the cards we caught the train to Harajuku (ha-ra-joo-koo).We got on the train and it took 10 minutes to leave the station because there was a problem with the line. When we were almost near the station that we had to get off at the train stopped suddenly in the tunnel. Then we had to catch another train to Harajuku.. We went to the Diaso (die-so) which is a 100 yen shop to by bento boxes and bento stuff. Bento is a homemade takeout lunch. On Friday night we went to an Italian restaurant for a welcome dinner for us. The welcome dinner was hosted by my dad's host Professor Yoshiro (yo-shi-ro) and Tanaka (ta-na-ka) and some of dad's students. One of his student 'Chilli, Chilli' (he's called that because he has red tips in his hair) made a paper crane with on hand (he made it with his left hand and he's right handed). On Saturday we went to Meiji (may-gee) Shrine. Dad was the person who had the map in his head of where to go and we ended up going the long way, and by long why I mean we kinda got lost. We got there in the end. There was a special festival on that day so there were lots of kids dressed in kimonos (Kim-own-os) and I felt waaaaaaaaaay under dressed. On Saturday night on of dad's friend's took us out to a Chinese restaurant. It was really nice. For the starter we had a platter with chicken, pork and ( the suspense is building) JELLYFISH!!!!! My dad told me and my brother to try the JELLYFISH. I did, and well it was really different. I don't think I'll try it again. It was sort of like a noodle but a bit chewy and rubber bandy (is bandy even a word). On Sunday my mum went out to do some shopping. About 15 minutes after she left there was a small Earthquake. It was really small because nothing even moved out of place. Earthquakes happen all the time here every couple days so there nothing new.
That's all for now,
Chloe.
On Friday we went to pick up my mum and dad's alien registration cards. We walked to the the Chiyoda (chee-odor) city offices. After we picked up the cards we caught the train to Harajuku (ha-ra-joo-koo).We got on the train and it took 10 minutes to leave the station because there was a problem with the line. When we were almost near the station that we had to get off at the train stopped suddenly in the tunnel. Then we had to catch another train to Harajuku.. We went to the Diaso (die-so) which is a 100 yen shop to by bento boxes and bento stuff. Bento is a homemade takeout lunch. On Friday night we went to an Italian restaurant for a welcome dinner for us. The welcome dinner was hosted by my dad's host Professor Yoshiro (yo-shi-ro) and Tanaka (ta-na-ka) and some of dad's students. One of his student 'Chilli, Chilli' (he's called that because he has red tips in his hair) made a paper crane with on hand (he made it with his left hand and he's right handed). On Saturday we went to Meiji (may-gee) Shrine. Dad was the person who had the map in his head of where to go and we ended up going the long way, and by long why I mean we kinda got lost. We got there in the end. There was a special festival on that day so there were lots of kids dressed in kimonos (Kim-own-os) and I felt waaaaaaaaaay under dressed. On Saturday night on of dad's friend's took us out to a Chinese restaurant. It was really nice. For the starter we had a platter with chicken, pork and ( the suspense is building) JELLYFISH!!!!! My dad told me and my brother to try the JELLYFISH. I did, and well it was really different. I don't think I'll try it again. It was sort of like a noodle but a bit chewy and rubber bandy (is bandy even a word). On Sunday my mum went out to do some shopping. About 15 minutes after she left there was a small Earthquake. It was really small because nothing even moved out of place. Earthquakes happen all the time here every couple days so there nothing new.
That's all for now,
Chloe.
The Tokyo Sea Life Park
Hey everybody,
On Wednesday we didn't do anything so I have nothing to tell. But... On Thursday we went to Tokyo Sea Life Park. Toyko Sea Life Park is a big aquarium one stop away from Tokyo Disneyland. It was raining really hard when we went so we had to run the entrance because we were already soaking wet. Most if the aquarium was under ground, sort of. There was a huge tank when we got into the main part which was full of tuna. We looked around at the different exibits but it was really difficult to see because there were soooooo many Yochien (yo-chee-en). Yochien is basically Pre-school/kindergarten aged kids and typically they were all very loud. We saw a touching pool so we joined in. I touched a stingray (without the stinging thing) and a baby shark. I think I also might have woken a stingray when I slipped. We saw the tuna getting fed which was really cool. There was this big one and all the others waited until he had some food before they got some. We also saw the penguins getting fed and that was really funny. They were jumping around and doing flips. We had to leave because we were wet and cold.
Hope you enjoy reading,
Chloe.
On Wednesday we didn't do anything so I have nothing to tell. But... On Thursday we went to Tokyo Sea Life Park. Toyko Sea Life Park is a big aquarium one stop away from Tokyo Disneyland. It was raining really hard when we went so we had to run the entrance because we were already soaking wet. Most if the aquarium was under ground, sort of. There was a huge tank when we got into the main part which was full of tuna. We looked around at the different exibits but it was really difficult to see because there were soooooo many Yochien (yo-chee-en). Yochien is basically Pre-school/kindergarten aged kids and typically they were all very loud. We saw a touching pool so we joined in. I touched a stingray (without the stinging thing) and a baby shark. I think I also might have woken a stingray when I slipped. We saw the tuna getting fed which was really cool. There was this big one and all the others waited until he had some food before they got some. We also saw the penguins getting fed and that was really funny. They were jumping around and doing flips. We had to leave because we were wet and cold.
Hope you enjoy reading,
Chloe.
Sunday, October 24, 2010
The Edo-Tokyo Museum
Hey everybody,
On Tuesday we went to the Tokyo-Edo (ed-o) Museum. The Tokyo-Edo Museum is dedicated to the Edo era. Did you know the Tokyo was called Edo before it was called Tokyo? Tongue twister much. We also found out that where we are living (Yotsuya) has a lot of historical site from the Edo era. The Edo Museum is located in Ryogoku (yo-ga-koo). The Edo period ran for 250 years from 1603 to 1868. Tokugawa (to-koo-gah-wah) Ieyasu (ee-ya-sue) was the founder of the Edo period and he was the Shogun from 1603-1605 but remained in power until his death in 1616. Back in the Edo period the commoners (townspeople) didn't have their own bathrooms so they went to a place called and Onsen (on-se-n) which is a communal bath. We walked around the museum with a tour guide that spoke English which was really helpful. One of the things she told us was the Fuji San (mount Fuji) is a symbol of a war ship. I didn't really get that but then I imagined how big a war ship is and how big Mt. Fuji is so there are some similarities. During the Edo period Japan was sealed off for the world with the exception of the Dutch and the Korean.
I have some pictures from the museum down below.
Chloe
On Tuesday we went to the Tokyo-Edo (ed-o) Museum. The Tokyo-Edo Museum is dedicated to the Edo era. Did you know the Tokyo was called Edo before it was called Tokyo? Tongue twister much. We also found out that where we are living (Yotsuya) has a lot of historical site from the Edo era. The Edo Museum is located in Ryogoku (yo-ga-koo). The Edo period ran for 250 years from 1603 to 1868. Tokugawa (to-koo-gah-wah) Ieyasu (ee-ya-sue) was the founder of the Edo period and he was the Shogun from 1603-1605 but remained in power until his death in 1616. Back in the Edo period the commoners (townspeople) didn't have their own bathrooms so they went to a place called and Onsen (on-se-n) which is a communal bath. We walked around the museum with a tour guide that spoke English which was really helpful. One of the things she told us was the Fuji San (mount Fuji) is a symbol of a war ship. I didn't really get that but then I imagined how big a war ship is and how big Mt. Fuji is so there are some similarities. During the Edo period Japan was sealed off for the world with the exception of the Dutch and the Korean.
I have some pictures from the museum down below.
Chloe
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| This is a scale model of a gate at Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu's Grandson's castle. |
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| Same gate, different perspective. |
Sushi!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hey everyone,
On Monday we stayed at home for most of the day and made sushi and did a lot of home/school work and cleaning so I think this post will be mostly pics. So enjoy. ;p
Chloe.
On Monday we stayed at home for most of the day and made sushi and did a lot of home/school work and cleaning so I think this post will be mostly pics. So enjoy. ;p
Chloe.
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| My first go at making sushi |
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| I'm no sushi master |
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| This is my little brother's sushi |
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Yasakuni Shrine
Hey,
On Sunday we went to Yasakuni (Ya-sa-koo-knee) Shrine. Yasakuni Shrine is a Shinto shrine near the Imperial Palace. When we went to the shrine there was an Autumn Festival (Matsuri- Ma-sue-ree). From the entrance gate, also known as the Torii (Tor-ree) we followed a procession to the shrine (there are pictures below). We also saw a Bonsai (Bon-z-eye) and Chrysanthemum exhibition. We saw a traditional dance performed by two young-ish kids (about 8/9) wearing beautiful kimonos (kim-o-nos). The shrine is dedicated to the Kami (car-me), spirits, of soldiers and others,some considered war criminals, who fought and died on behalf of the Emperor of Japan. Because of this reason it is a controversial shrine to visit. It also has one of the only Japanese war museums dedicated to World War II. This adds to the reasons why it is a controversial shrine to visit.
Hope you've enjoyed reading,
Chloe.
On Sunday we went to Yasakuni (Ya-sa-koo-knee) Shrine. Yasakuni Shrine is a Shinto shrine near the Imperial Palace. When we went to the shrine there was an Autumn Festival (Matsuri- Ma-sue-ree). From the entrance gate, also known as the Torii (Tor-ree) we followed a procession to the shrine (there are pictures below). We also saw a Bonsai (Bon-z-eye) and Chrysanthemum exhibition. We saw a traditional dance performed by two young-ish kids (about 8/9) wearing beautiful kimonos (kim-o-nos). The shrine is dedicated to the Kami (car-me), spirits, of soldiers and others,some considered war criminals, who fought and died on behalf of the Emperor of Japan. Because of this reason it is a controversial shrine to visit. It also has one of the only Japanese war museums dedicated to World War II. This adds to the reasons why it is a controversial shrine to visit.
Hope you've enjoyed reading,
Chloe.
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| The Parade |
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| Me and my Mum thought they were crazy |
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| Some people in front of the shrine doing a traditional dance |
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| The Bonsai |
Monday, October 18, 2010
Tsukuba
Hey,
On Saturday my family and I went to Tsukuba (tsoo-koo-ba) which is where we used to live when we lived in Japan the first time. It was really different!! We caught a train to Akihabara (a-key-ha-bar-a) and then caught the Tsukuba Express to, well, Tsukuba (Duh). When we got off the train we walked to our old apartment block. It was covered in mesh and scaffolding. My dad thought it was because they were retiling the outside. We walked into the reception but no one was there so we walked out. After we visited an old park called Takezono (ta-ke-zo-no) park. It looked completely different. There used to be a running creek but it looked like it had been paved over. That was a bit disappointing. We decided to walk to my old school, Takezono Yochien (Ta-ke-zo-no Yo-chi-en). It looked almost exactly the same. When we had finished looking at my old school we went to the centre of town to have lunch. When we were finished at the Italian Restrunt we went to a park we used to go to. There was a huge pond full of carp (a type of fish). We bought some food to feed them. After we'd finished with the fish we played at the playground. We decide to get an ice-cream and we walked back to the station and we went home.
Hope you've enjoyed reading,
Chloe
I've got pictures of the carp below
On Saturday my family and I went to Tsukuba (tsoo-koo-ba) which is where we used to live when we lived in Japan the first time. It was really different!! We caught a train to Akihabara (a-key-ha-bar-a) and then caught the Tsukuba Express to, well, Tsukuba (Duh). When we got off the train we walked to our old apartment block. It was covered in mesh and scaffolding. My dad thought it was because they were retiling the outside. We walked into the reception but no one was there so we walked out. After we visited an old park called Takezono (ta-ke-zo-no) park. It looked completely different. There used to be a running creek but it looked like it had been paved over. That was a bit disappointing. We decided to walk to my old school, Takezono Yochien (Ta-ke-zo-no Yo-chi-en). It looked almost exactly the same. When we had finished looking at my old school we went to the centre of town to have lunch. When we were finished at the Italian Restrunt we went to a park we used to go to. There was a huge pond full of carp (a type of fish). We bought some food to feed them. After we'd finished with the fish we played at the playground. We decide to get an ice-cream and we walked back to the station and we went home.
Hope you've enjoyed reading,
Chloe
I've got pictures of the carp below
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| Me and my Bro feeding fish |
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| They're lined up waiting for food |
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| They make this ridiculous noise, like someone sluping the last of their milkshake |
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| In some cases, like this one, the fish would swim over each other to get a tiny piece of food. |
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Toyko Metropolitan Children's Hall
Hey everyone,
On Thurday we went to the Toyko Metropolitan Children's hall in Shibuya (sher-boo-ya). This is a building with different activities for children of all ages. It was a 15 minute train ride and a 5 minute walk to the hall from the train station. First we had a look at all the floors to see which activities we wanted to do. We first went through the human body maze. The maze was designed for little kids. I kinda figured that out when I had to crawl though a tunnel and there we little kids walking through. My mistake!! When we had enough the maze we went into a replica of and old Japanese home. After that we went on the computers that were set up and played games. We walked downstairs and Kieran (my little brother) and I played table tennis. After an epic game of table tennis (okay it wasn't that epic) we had lunch. For lunch me and my brother shared some inari (in-are-ee) sushi. Inari sushi is deep-fried tofu soaked in a sweet mirin (rice wine) then filled with sushi rice. After we had lunch we had to wait to do wood work so we sat down and coloured in (we had to fill in time okay) . When it finally came time we walk to the wood work room and started our little projects. I made a dancing cat thing. I almost had a heart attack when I was made to work with a mini (compared to the one at school) ban saw. When we finished at the Children's Hall we went home and did some school work.
Hope to hear from you soon,
Chloe.
On Thurday we went to the Toyko Metropolitan Children's hall in Shibuya (sher-boo-ya). This is a building with different activities for children of all ages. It was a 15 minute train ride and a 5 minute walk to the hall from the train station. First we had a look at all the floors to see which activities we wanted to do. We first went through the human body maze. The maze was designed for little kids. I kinda figured that out when I had to crawl though a tunnel and there we little kids walking through. My mistake!! When we had enough the maze we went into a replica of and old Japanese home. After that we went on the computers that were set up and played games. We walked downstairs and Kieran (my little brother) and I played table tennis. After an epic game of table tennis (okay it wasn't that epic) we had lunch. For lunch me and my brother shared some inari (in-are-ee) sushi. Inari sushi is deep-fried tofu soaked in a sweet mirin (rice wine) then filled with sushi rice. After we had lunch we had to wait to do wood work so we sat down and coloured in (we had to fill in time okay) . When it finally came time we walk to the wood work room and started our little projects. I made a dancing cat thing. I almost had a heart attack when I was made to work with a mini (compared to the one at school) ban saw. When we finished at the Children's Hall we went home and did some school work.
Hope to hear from you soon,
Chloe.
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Senso-ji Temple
Hey everyone,
On Tuesday I went to Senso-ji (sen-so-gee) temple in Asakusa (a-sa-ku-sa). Senso-ji temple is a Buddhist temple and it is Tokyo's oldest temple. It was very interesting to go there. The temple is dedicated to Bodhisattva (I don't know how to say it) Kannon also know as Guan Yin (don't know how to say that either) or the Goddess of Mercy. According to legend, the statue of Kannon in the temple today was found in the river Sumida (soo-mee-da) by two fishermen who then took it to their village chief. The village chief recognised it and remodeled his home into a small shrine so that the villagers could worship there. During World War II the temple was bombed and most of it was destroyed. There is a tree in the courtyard that got hit by one of the bombs that has grown back. The temple (after it was bombed) was rebuilt as a symbol of rebirth and peace. To enter the temple you have to walk through a gate called the Thunder gate. The Thunder gate has massive lanterns painted in red-and-black tones to portray thunder and lightening. Then you walk through this pedestrian street thing lined with little stalls that sell food, kimonos (kim-own-os), souvenirs even doggy clothes. These are commonly referred to as the temple markets. It was truly amazing going to the temple. We also ate some really interesting food.
Hope you enjoyed reading,
Chloe.
On Tuesday I went to Senso-ji (sen-so-gee) temple in Asakusa (a-sa-ku-sa). Senso-ji temple is a Buddhist temple and it is Tokyo's oldest temple. It was very interesting to go there. The temple is dedicated to Bodhisattva (I don't know how to say it) Kannon also know as Guan Yin (don't know how to say that either) or the Goddess of Mercy. According to legend, the statue of Kannon in the temple today was found in the river Sumida (soo-mee-da) by two fishermen who then took it to their village chief. The village chief recognised it and remodeled his home into a small shrine so that the villagers could worship there. During World War II the temple was bombed and most of it was destroyed. There is a tree in the courtyard that got hit by one of the bombs that has grown back. The temple (after it was bombed) was rebuilt as a symbol of rebirth and peace. To enter the temple you have to walk through a gate called the Thunder gate. The Thunder gate has massive lanterns painted in red-and-black tones to portray thunder and lightening. Then you walk through this pedestrian street thing lined with little stalls that sell food, kimonos (kim-own-os), souvenirs even doggy clothes. These are commonly referred to as the temple markets. It was truly amazing going to the temple. We also ate some really interesting food.
Hope you enjoyed reading,
Chloe.
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| The entance to Senso-ji Temple |
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| He's Making rice crackers |
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| The Coolest Lantern |
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
The Start of Homeschooling
Hey,
On Monday we walked to Shinjuku (Shin-ju-ku) so we could buy some new pillows. We walked to Shinjuku in the afternoon though. In the morning we did our study. I practised my Hiragana (hi-ra-ga-na) and updated my blog. For lunch Mum made curry risu (Japanese style curry and rice). It was really delicious. After lunch we set out for Shinjuku and we passed a lot of shops and a Library on the way. Nothing else is really happening here apart from the fact tha it's really hot!!!!!! Well not so much hot as humid.
That's all folks,
Chloe
(Yes I know, LAME the "That's All folks")
On Monday we walked to Shinjuku (Shin-ju-ku) so we could buy some new pillows. We walked to Shinjuku in the afternoon though. In the morning we did our study. I practised my Hiragana (hi-ra-ga-na) and updated my blog. For lunch Mum made curry risu (Japanese style curry and rice). It was really delicious. After lunch we set out for Shinjuku and we passed a lot of shops and a Library on the way. Nothing else is really happening here apart from the fact tha it's really hot!!!!!! Well not so much hot as humid.
That's all folks,
Chloe
(Yes I know, LAME the "That's All folks")
The weekend!!!!!
Hey,
On Saturday we were ment to go to Tsukuba (tsoo-koo-ba) on the train but it was raining so we had to postpone (Tsukuba is where we used to live when we came here the first time). Instead we went to Ginza (gin-za). Ginza is a suburb that has lots of shops, malls and department stores. We went to one of the food halls to buy some lunch to have at home. My brother had a chicken thing which was in a batter, my dad had sushi, my mum had okonomiyaki (o-ko-noh-me-ya-key) which is a Japanese pancake with noodles and vegies and I got some dumplings. We went home on the train and relaxed the rest of the day. On Sunday it was nice and sunny so we went and explored our new neighbourhood. We walked around for a while and found this really good supermarket and it had a whole level full of fresh produce. On top of the supermarket there was a Japanese bookstore. By the time we turned around to walk home we were at Shinjuku (shin-joo-koo) station.
That's all for now,
Chloe.
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| Cool Car by Nissan |
Sunday, October 10, 2010
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
Hey Guys,
On Wednesday we had a lazy day at home. We did a bit of shopping but that was the extent of our exploration. We played a game of Killer Bunnies, which is a card game. We played it in record time, 2 hours (it usually takes 5 of 6 hours to play). On Thursday we went to Shinjuku (shin-gee-koo or shin-ju-ku). Shinjuku Station is the busiest (train) station in Japan and one of the busiest in the world. Nearly 3.6 million people pass through it a day. That's a lot of people!!!! We went to a book store at the Shopping Mall there (Times Square). The book store was called Books Kinokuniya (Kin-o-kun-ee-ya). And they had a whole floor of English language books. We found a manga novel on Japanese Cuisine. We (me and my mum) love it. We had lunch down at the food hall and it was amazing. There were soooooo many different types of food here. On Friday we went for a walk and we walked passed Akasaka (a-ka-sa-ka, it sounds really cool when you say it fast). On Friday night we went out to dinner with on of mum's work mates you happened to be in Tokyo. We went to a Soba noodle place and it was delicious.
More coming soon,
Chloe
On Wednesday we had a lazy day at home. We did a bit of shopping but that was the extent of our exploration. We played a game of Killer Bunnies, which is a card game. We played it in record time, 2 hours (it usually takes 5 of 6 hours to play). On Thursday we went to Shinjuku (shin-gee-koo or shin-ju-ku). Shinjuku Station is the busiest (train) station in Japan and one of the busiest in the world. Nearly 3.6 million people pass through it a day. That's a lot of people!!!! We went to a book store at the Shopping Mall there (Times Square). The book store was called Books Kinokuniya (Kin-o-kun-ee-ya). And they had a whole floor of English language books. We found a manga novel on Japanese Cuisine. We (me and my mum) love it. We had lunch down at the food hall and it was amazing. There were soooooo many different types of food here. On Friday we went for a walk and we walked passed Akasaka (a-ka-sa-ka, it sounds really cool when you say it fast). On Friday night we went out to dinner with on of mum's work mates you happened to be in Tokyo. We went to a Soba noodle place and it was delicious.
More coming soon,
Chloe
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| Akasaka Palace (Above) |
Thursday, October 7, 2010
DisneyLand!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hey,
On Tuseday I went to Toyko DisneyLand (If you haven't already noticed from the title). It was soooooooooo much fun. The first ride we went on was a 'Pirates of the Caribbean' ride. It was like a cruse thingo. I kinda freaked out because there was this creepy talking skull thing. I closed my eyes hoping not to see it then I opened them and I swear it was looking straight at me. Then we went though this fog thing and the there was a whole bunch of werid pirates singing ' A Pirates life for me' and Jack Sparrow was popping up in random places. It was kinda LA-AME. We walked around for a bit after that. My 3 favourite rides were Space Mountain, Big Thunder Mountain and Splash Mountain (a lot of mountains, maybe that has something to do with it). Space Mountain was a ride in the dark. It was really, really fast. I screamed pretty much the whole time. I think I almost made my mum and brother deaf. Big Thunder Mountain was pretty much an average roller-coaster. I didn't scream too much on that one. Splash Mountain was fun as. There was a lot of boring cruse-y stuff and I thought it was a bit of a disappointment then there was a big drop. I didn't get to wet (thankfully). We also had a Picture with Goofy (Below). I've even got the photo to prove it. We were going to meet Mickey Mouse but the waiting period was 55 minutes so we gave it a miss. We didn't end up getting home until late (9:30pm, 11:30 for you guys in Australia). On Wednesday we had a day at home. Not very exciting. Today we went to Shinjiku (shin-gee-koo). We went to a bookshop there that had a whole floor full of english language books and magazines. It was okay, I suppose.
Bye for now,
Chloe.
On Tuseday I went to Toyko DisneyLand (If you haven't already noticed from the title). It was soooooooooo much fun. The first ride we went on was a 'Pirates of the Caribbean' ride. It was like a cruse thingo. I kinda freaked out because there was this creepy talking skull thing. I closed my eyes hoping not to see it then I opened them and I swear it was looking straight at me. Then we went though this fog thing and the there was a whole bunch of werid pirates singing ' A Pirates life for me' and Jack Sparrow was popping up in random places. It was kinda LA-AME. We walked around for a bit after that. My 3 favourite rides were Space Mountain, Big Thunder Mountain and Splash Mountain (a lot of mountains, maybe that has something to do with it). Space Mountain was a ride in the dark. It was really, really fast. I screamed pretty much the whole time. I think I almost made my mum and brother deaf. Big Thunder Mountain was pretty much an average roller-coaster. I didn't scream too much on that one. Splash Mountain was fun as. There was a lot of boring cruse-y stuff and I thought it was a bit of a disappointment then there was a big drop. I didn't get to wet (thankfully). We also had a Picture with Goofy (Below). I've even got the photo to prove it. We were going to meet Mickey Mouse but the waiting period was 55 minutes so we gave it a miss. We didn't end up getting home until late (9:30pm, 11:30 for you guys in Australia). On Wednesday we had a day at home. Not very exciting. Today we went to Shinjiku (shin-gee-koo). We went to a bookshop there that had a whole floor full of english language books and magazines. It was okay, I suppose.
Bye for now,
Chloe.
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Monday-Almost a full week in Japan
Hey,
Today we went swimming (That wasn't the inital plan we were going to go somewhere else but the forecast said it was going to thunder storm so we had to postpone). The swimming pool we went to was really cool; it was part of a sport and recreation centre (all indoors).To enter the pool you had to take a lift up to the third floor, buy a ticket (that told you what time to get out), give the ticket to the lady at the desk, take off your shoes and enter the changerooms so you can get changed. After you get changed you head out a different door from the one you came into the changerooms and walk up a spiraling staircase. When you get to the top you have to have a quick shower then walk through this thing that sprays water at you from all directions (it's a bit complicated if you just want to swim a few laps). When we'd finished with that mess we walked over to another desk and rented a boshi (bo-she), which is a Japanese swimming cap (in Japan you have to wear a boshi if you want to swim, even if you want to just muck around). After we finished swimming we went back to the changerooms and got dressed. We walked out of the pool reception area and near the lift we saw a vending machine (they are every where!!!!!) that sold ice cream, yes you read right, ice cream! We decided to try it out. After we left the sport place we went on the monarail and rode for a while (it has a cretain amount of stops it can go to). We rode back to the stop we got off at and had lunch. We had Takoyaki (Ta-ko-ya-kee)!!!!! We finished lunch and went home.
Enjoy the rest of you holidays,
Chloe.
Today we went swimming (That wasn't the inital plan we were going to go somewhere else but the forecast said it was going to thunder storm so we had to postpone). The swimming pool we went to was really cool; it was part of a sport and recreation centre (all indoors).To enter the pool you had to take a lift up to the third floor, buy a ticket (that told you what time to get out), give the ticket to the lady at the desk, take off your shoes and enter the changerooms so you can get changed. After you get changed you head out a different door from the one you came into the changerooms and walk up a spiraling staircase. When you get to the top you have to have a quick shower then walk through this thing that sprays water at you from all directions (it's a bit complicated if you just want to swim a few laps). When we'd finished with that mess we walked over to another desk and rented a boshi (bo-she), which is a Japanese swimming cap (in Japan you have to wear a boshi if you want to swim, even if you want to just muck around). After we finished swimming we went back to the changerooms and got dressed. We walked out of the pool reception area and near the lift we saw a vending machine (they are every where!!!!!) that sold ice cream, yes you read right, ice cream! We decided to try it out. After we left the sport place we went on the monarail and rode for a while (it has a cretain amount of stops it can go to). We rode back to the stop we got off at and had lunch. We had Takoyaki (Ta-ko-ya-kee)!!!!! We finished lunch and went home.
Enjoy the rest of you holidays,
Chloe.
Monday, October 4, 2010
The weekend
Hi guys,
How's your holiday been. I had an awesomely fun (and busy) weekend. On Friday afternoon we had to go to Chiyoda government offices for registration. We had to go register as aliens. Basically we have to do this by law here in Japan saying that we can live here. This pretty much entitles us to use the city's facilities. On the way there and back we passed the Imperial Palace. There's a moat around the palace as well as a gigantic wall. While we were walking across the bridge we saw some huge carp (a type of fish) swimming in the water. On Saturday we went to 'Paddy Foley's Irish pub' in Roppongi (Ro-pong-ee) to watch the AFL grand final. I didn't know there were so many Aussies in Toyko! We ended up leaving half way through the 3rd quarter because there were so many loud, angry, swearing, possibly drunk Collingwood supporters (we go for the Saints even though they got smashed). We went home and relaxed. Me, my dad and my brother Kieran sat down and watched TV (it was mostly in English). On Sunday we went to Akihabara (a-ki-ha-ba-ra). Akihabara is where you can buy everything electronic. It was pretty cool. We took the train back to Yotsuya (our suburb) and had lunch at a Ramen place (Ramen is noodles in a broth). Mum accidentally ordered liver. We were sharing it (I was waiting for mine to come) when dad read out the menu (the menu was in Japanese). I almost screamed. Liver, Gross!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! After lunch we walked home and relaxed. Mum and I went out for a walk at around 5pm. When we were out walking we saw soooo many dogs. (Great for me, I love dogs) It mush of been the best time to walk dogs.
Hope your enjoying your holidays,
Chloe
How's your holiday been. I had an awesomely fun (and busy) weekend. On Friday afternoon we had to go to Chiyoda government offices for registration. We had to go register as aliens. Basically we have to do this by law here in Japan saying that we can live here. This pretty much entitles us to use the city's facilities. On the way there and back we passed the Imperial Palace. There's a moat around the palace as well as a gigantic wall. While we were walking across the bridge we saw some huge carp (a type of fish) swimming in the water. On Saturday we went to 'Paddy Foley's Irish pub' in Roppongi (Ro-pong-ee) to watch the AFL grand final. I didn't know there were so many Aussies in Toyko! We ended up leaving half way through the 3rd quarter because there were so many loud, angry, swearing, possibly drunk Collingwood supporters (we go for the Saints even though they got smashed). We went home and relaxed. Me, my dad and my brother Kieran sat down and watched TV (it was mostly in English). On Sunday we went to Akihabara (a-ki-ha-ba-ra). Akihabara is where you can buy everything electronic. It was pretty cool. We took the train back to Yotsuya (our suburb) and had lunch at a Ramen place (Ramen is noodles in a broth). Mum accidentally ordered liver. We were sharing it (I was waiting for mine to come) when dad read out the menu (the menu was in Japanese). I almost screamed. Liver, Gross!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! After lunch we walked home and relaxed. Mum and I went out for a walk at around 5pm. When we were out walking we saw soooo many dogs. (Great for me, I love dogs) It mush of been the best time to walk dogs.
Hope your enjoying your holidays,
Chloe
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