Leaving Tokyo for Hakone then Kyoto … notice how nobody is carrying the guitalele … We eventually noticed and made a detour back through Tokyo again after Hakone. At least we didn’t go hungry.
This is how we roll…
First week on the road
Today marks our first week on the road. Our internal clocks have finally reset, we’ve gone through all our clean socks and the kids have reached the limits of their noodle fixation, in all its variations, and are ready to branch out into more exotic fare.
Some things I have noticed this week, in no particular order of importance or sequence of events
- Using a shower, a hot water dispenser or a toilet is not as intuitive as you might think. It might even turn into an event
- After years of trying to get kids to wear clothes it is hard to get them to take them off for an Onsen
- Peanut cream and peanut butter are not the same but they are both pretty good on super thick white bread
- Don’t try to do anything especially if it involves a map, a decision or a mode of transportation between the hours of 5:00 and 6:00 pm.
- Never mock the minimalist packer who sacrificed a t shirt for an Aeropress. You will be grateful every morning for his foresight
- A trip to the 7-11 for some juice can be as time consuming and enlightening as a tour of any museum.
- A 16 and 10 year old get hungry, a lot. Often. But seldom at the same times
- Google translate is the best app ever created
- Placing a cream coloured instrument case on a white sofa is a guaranteed method for lightening your load.(and require a return trip to Tokyo to pick up said instrument )
- No matter what you plan for the day always bring Gravel tablets, a plastic bag and a packet of wet wipes, especially between the hours of 5:00 and 6:00 pm
-Wanda