One Week in Japan!

 We had planned a family trip Stateside, but plans changed due to health reasons... So instead I had to take my daughter and her little family to Japan. Sara tagged along and we stayed for a week!

We arrived into Narita and made our way to our usual Hotel. We ended up just staying in. Mostly because everyone except me got sick! So, we all just rested and by Wednesday morning I had breakfast and we got ready to ride the Limousine Bus to our stay at Hilton Tokyo Bay Hotel. No fussing with trains and carrying our luggage as we changed stations, Yippee! Just one shot loaded our luggage, got onto the bus and we rode for an hour and a half.

If was definitely a nice ride. We got to our hotel by around 3pm. My grandson, loved the play area! Other kids were having fun there too, while parents were checking in. We got our rooms and both faced the Tokyo Bay. Sara even noticed that we could see just a glimpse of Mt. Fuji in the distance. It was overcast, but you could definitely make out a silhouette. Wow!

 

Our room was nice and the beds were so comfortable. I loved the window treatments, they were Tatami style too! So you would just slide the gold style divider and than the white rice paper shade. We definitely felt excitement in the air!! New adventures await!

 

We decided to eat at the buffet restaurant in the hotel for dinner. It was definitely a feast with many choices for sure! Just look at my dessert choices! Haha! Sara and my grandson were not as hungry as the rest of us, because they were still battling a cough and cold. So we just ate our fill and than decided we'd call it a night so that everyone could rest for our day of fun at Tokyo Disneyland!

 From Sara and my room we could see downtown Tokyo and all the skyscrapers with lights. Every so often airplanes were leaving Haneda Airport. A dreamy place for sure at least for those of us who live in a completely different atmosphere from the city life. By Thursday morning, we ate breakfast and made our way towards the Disneyland Monorail. It was already crowded and the park hadn't even opened yet!! 

By the time we got to the park there were loads and loads of people in line. The park was decorated in a Halloween theme and was just as magical as ever. We took photos of the decor and made our way to shops for some souvenirs. Than we decided to eat some ice cream, drink hot cocoa and a marching band played as they came through. The main reason we came to Tokyo Disneyland was to help my daughter's partner propose to her. So I had the ring hidden in my purse. I made the request of taking photos in front of the castle. 

While Brenavin and Taby posed for a photo, Taby began to walk away and I had her turn to him and he was already knelt down and he proposed to her! It was a dreamy proposal and to see her say yes was even better!! Mission accomplished! Now, on to more fun!

We went through the castle and just took our time going through the park. We took TJ to his first time at It's a Small World. He enjoyed it I think! Haha! Toontown, than also to Mark Twain River Boat, just to name a few of the rides. Lots and lots of people. There were even people already sitting at certain spots for the parade route. But we heard from a teammate that the 1pm parade was cancel due to the wind, and perhaps the Halloween Parade may also be canceled too. UGH!

Just some quick pics of the Small world ride...

By the time we were done it was lunch time. We decided to eat at the Queen of Hearts Banquet Hall. There were set menus available. I got myself the Hamburger steak dish and salad. Which was pretty good actually and the nice surprise was that if you had ordered a dessert in a Alice theme ceramic dish, you got to keep it! So cool for sure!!

Taby got to keep the mug and heart shaped plate! So she had one set. I kept the one heart shaped plate as well! So cute and small too and perfect as a candy dish! If I had known that I would've bought more desserts!! LMAO! 

By the afternoon, we just decided to buy some popcorn buckets and do a bit more shopping and head back to the hotel. It was overcast most of the day with temps in the early 70 degrees with winds at 9mph. Sadly, both Sara and my grandson were exhausted and fussy. So we called it a day and went back to our hotel rooms. 

I did get a cute Nightmare Before Christmas charm bell and I played this cool Fortune palm Ready Machine at the Penny Arcade. 

My view from our hotel window. Made me think of the cool anime or mangas with Tokyo's concrete jungle. But this was just so amazing to see! Sara took some meds and we fell asleep early. Poor baby, but I made sure she rested as much as she could.

By Friday morning, Sara was still not feeling well. So I opted to watch my grandson while Sara rested and Taby and Brenavin went to the Tokyo Skytree and downtown! Sara slept in and Baby slept not long after as well. Which was good because by the time the two got back, they decided that later they'd go to the Disney Mall for a bit of shopping! So Sara felt better to go with them.

That evening, when the gang got back, B got me these two too cute to eat bear donuts!! One strawberry and one in mint chocolate chip!! Sara ate the mint one and I had the strawberry one. I saved the pink bear for my coffee in the morning! 

By Saturday, we had to check out and catch our bus back to Narita for the remainder of our trip... It was a rainy day. We had actually lucked out, because our Disneyland day was overcast but not rainy! Yay! It was raining most of Saturday. I can't complain because there was a typhoon close by. Just so thankful it didn't really hit the areas we were in. 

Once in Narita, we headed to Aeon Mall for our fave shopping fix. I tried the Sankaku Choco Pie at Mcdonalds. It was like eating a Chocolate Lava Cake! Yum!! The bun was flaky like a croissant too, Oh My!!

We spent most of Saturday and Sunday at Aeon Mall, shopping, playing the arcade, dining in, etc. On Monday, we caught our flight back to Guam. It was a really tight flight too! Whew, we made it home safe and sound. Now, hopefully everyone can get well asap. So far, I am thankful for all we've experienced. 

I hope you try to get out of your comfort zone and live! I truly appreciate you my friend! 

Thank you for reading! ~ ggsdolls