Kimberly815
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- Mar 24, 2005
I am loving your trip report!
The Kawaii stuff is super cute!
The Kawaii stuff is super cute!
I've been reading your trip report over the last couple of days and I'm now up to date. It's great! I love how much detail you include. My brother lives over there but I'm yet to visit- I will do soon enough, I'm sure.
By the way, I'm from the UK and we also refer to 'Calico Critters' as Sylvanian Families. Also, the hotel key card/light activation thing is also in European hotels.
I just love all of the pictures that you took! You can be the next Roots! If I remember correctly, I think I had some Calico Critters as a kid. I don't think we were huge fans, but my sister and I had a couple of them. I thought they were retired!
More cuteness -- I love it! You weren't kidding about the real Mitsukoshi being nothing like the one in Epcot. The pictures kind of reminded me of Harrod's.
Your posts just make me jealous! haha I wanna go so badly! I do think its funny that you guys grew up calling them Calico Critters because I grew up in NY and they were called them Sylvanian Families. My DF loves them as well (he grew up in the UK where the original TINY store is) so your DH isn't alone. Its too hard not to love them. I really want the set he bought tho...its so cute.
Wow everything is so inticate & opulent. That is some department store! I loved the toy store pics---they do have an overload of cuteness over there don't they?
I gotta go back soon!!
Carrie-
Well, I'm not sure how it took me so long to find this, but I'm glad I asked you about it!
Amazing report so far! Such detail and great information! And of course, the awesome pics!
We encountered the same room key with light switch power on our trip to Ireland back in Nov! Eoghan's parent's made reservations in a place in Galway that had them.
Can't wait to see and hear more!!! Excellent job so far!
Lori
Cool, I've not seen them in the UK!
We had one in our hotel in Marrakech and thought it was pretty cool. It's a great idea.
Eee - great update Carrie! I can't wait until you get to TDR! We're thinking of going in March 2012, so I'm eager to hear about the crowds.
I'm loving your report; making me want to visit Japan now!
I am loving your trip report!
The Kawaii stuff is super cute!
Until I saw the pic, I had totally forgotten about the yummy "donuts" with the sweet red bean paste in the middle! I hope y'all tried one.
And here's our toy store loot (yes, those ARE light saber chopsticks!)
And here's our toy store loot (yes, those ARE light saber chopsticks!)
I'm going to break Day 3 into two parts because we're only at about 2pm and the installment is already this huge! Back with the rest in a few days .
Now if only they'd reintroduce Jem dolls...
Also, I love that you guys got some Canadian cookies at the Japanese 7-11!
I always wonder how they decide which parts of advertising signs to put in english and to put in japanese...it just always seems so random, lol
I am sooooo enjoying this report! Most likely, I will never be able to visit Japan, and this is so incredible and detailed! Thank you!!!
Also, as an aside - we call them 'Sylvanian Families' in the UK. I would have totally bought the cake shop!
All caught up! What a fascinating read...I will likely never get there, but thoroughly enjoying your TR!
I am outraged that Mickey and Minnie don't admit they are married and who is the chick with Stitch ??
So enjoying your trip report, I have a 10 year old who wants to be Japanese when he grows up!! That is his dream trip because he wants to make his pilgrimage to the land that created Pokemon.
This is absolutely amazing. I just love Japan and I hope I can go there someday. Thank you for sharing this wonderful trip with us and your pictures are awesome. I can't wait to hear more about it.
This is my favorite line of your TR so far:
"It also used to be a beautiful red lacquered structure but, like so many of the historic structures in Tokyo, has long-since been destroyed by one of the Great Trifecta of Japanese Calamities: fire, earthquake, or Godzilla."
Wow! These pictures are just captivating. I can't believe how much there is to see there, and how confident you feel going to see it! I would probably still be in the "scared crapless" stage. Not that I think that Tokyo is crime-ridden or anything; I just get nervous at the thought of being in a non-English speaking foreign country. Makes me feel a little helpless. Your TR is helping me overcome that fear, though!
What is that criss-crossy looking building in the picture you took of the view in the morning? Now THAT is a testament to the Japanese "style!" It's cool that they really seem to take care to make their structures aesthetically pleasing as well as functional.
Here's my American-tourist-goober question: How did you know to go to the Mitsukoshi department store for breakfast? Did the guide books suggest it? Since I'm obviously not well traveled, it wouldn't occur to me to go to a dept store for a meal. It sounds like it's more common in Europe, though.
Why were the workers planting the flowers so covered up? It look almost like they're handling hazardous materials!
Do they have some top secret government plans to build swanky crystal weapons?
WOW!! My own husband went to Japan 3 times last year and I learned light years more from you about the country than from him! Thank you!!
Lurkyloo, Your TR is amazing. I have been dreaming about going to Tokyo Disney for about 3 years now and have recently started saving, now you have me even more convinced that I have to make it over there. I also went and read your other TR because your writing is so entertaining and your photos are great!
Just thought it was wierd to continue to lurk, so I thought I'd say hi!
4. what are those food with faces items...erasers??? If they are, then you two are officially my souvenier buying twins...I LOVE cute/different erasers, and any food with a face..lol!!
GREAT job!
I am such a sorry person. You go to Japan, you make a lovely trip report that is both funny and educational, you take fabulous pictures and explain things to us wacky Americans...
and all the while I about died when I saw the lightsabre chopsticks.
I need to get some.