The Weird, Wacky and Wonderful

Asia » Japan
May 28th 2015

Published: May 28th 2015

Three star Michelin restaurants in basement subways. Doll-like Japanese girls dressed in tutus, heavy goth makeup and sky-high chunky running shoes. Butter, wasabi and blueberry cheesecake flavoured kit kats. A single crosswalk where 1000s of people walk across at the same time without bumping into each other. One perfect mango priced at 8,000¥ ($80 CAD). Cafes where all the servers dress up as m... Read Full Entry

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Lunch Set

Ahhhh the food! So Beautiful. So delicious.

Noodle Monster

Needless to say, eating has not been an issue in Japan for the girls.

Japanese Toilet

Which button to press?

Arashiyama Bamboo Grove

Kinkaku-ji Temple

Beautiful golden temple in Kyoto.

Five Storied Pagoda in Nara

Girls jumping!

Ryokan in Miyajima

The girls loved sleeping together on their own futons.

Red 5 storied Pagoda

Giant rice paddle

Now that's a lot of rice!

Atomic Bomb Dome

This was at the centre of where the atomic bomb was dropped in 1945.

Paper Cranes

Surrounding the Children's Peace monument in Hiroshima are thousands of paper cranes, a symbol of peace.

Fushimi Inari-taisha

Biking in Kyoto

Why did I get the big one? I was exhausted after a whole day of lugging her up those hills!

Exhausted!!!

Sitting in the back of the bike and enjoying the view is hard work.

One of a few 1 star Michelin restaurants we ate at. The owner was wonderful and played with the girls after.

Yakisoba

Note the tentacles - Asha gobbled these up.

Kyoto Sushi

Never knew this existed until we were in Kyoto. Not our favourite...

Cucumbers and carrots!

Feeding Deer in Nara

After some hesitation, Asha loved feeding the deer. There were 100s of them roaming around the grounds in Nara. Keira was terrified.

Matcha Parfait

28th May 2015

Arvind Thakore
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RE The weird nad wonderful
A great write up Melissa. You should be an author. I felt like I was in Japan. Thanks.

29th May 2015

Bharti
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Japan
I love your detailed description of everything. Sumo wrestling sounds like so much fun. I am amazed that the girls are so adventurous in their food habits. I guess not too amazed the fruit does not fall far......

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