Brendan's aunt and uncle live in Tokyo, so it was nice to have people help us get around and recommend places to go.
This is a picture of the Ginza district at night. It is like the Times Square of Tokyo. Tokyo doesn't have one main downtown area. It is divided up into several districts.
This was outside a temple downtown on our walk to Tokyo Tower.
On our previous trips Brendan and I were just regular tourists, but now that we have Hazel we have become celebrities. I guess Hazel was more the celebrity. You'd think they had never seen a white baby. Everywhere we went people would say "Kawaii" meaning cute. We were at a place in Kamakura where they have a big Buddha statue and there were honestly more tourists gathered around and taking pictures of Hazel than the statue. In this picture Brendan wanted a picture with the baby and the girls in their school uniforms and they all got excited and each one pulled out their camera.
This is Brendan's cousin Joshua. He loved holding Hazel and pushing her in the stroller. He is the youngest of two kids, so he doesn't get to hold babies very often. This was on the top of a huge mall near their house. I think it was around 14 stories high with a park on top.
We would pass by this bike parking lot for the daycare around the corner from where we were staying. Everyone walks and rides bicycles in the city. I love the mom bikes with a kid seat on the back and the front handlebars.
We had some really good Japanese and Chinese food at this restaurant with the relatives. I was even adventurous and tried some shark fin. They were sliced very thin and tasted like noodles.
We went to the Tokyo temple, but didn't do a session. We walked around the grounds and went inside the entrance.
Behind Hazel and I is the famous landmark bridge, Nijubshi. It is a double arched stone bridge, east of the Imperial palace.
This district is called Harajuku. It is known as a center of fashion, both high end and bargain shops. It is also an area where you can see lots of Japanese youth dressed in crazy costumes/outfits.
On our previous trips Brendan and I were just regular tourists, but now that we have Hazel we have become celebrities. I guess Hazel was more the celebrity. You'd think they had never seen a white baby. Everywhere we went people would say "Kawaii" meaning cute. We were at a place in Kamakura where they have a big Buddha statue and there were honestly more tourists gathered around and taking pictures of Hazel than the statue. In this picture Brendan wanted a picture with the baby and the girls in their school uniforms and they all got excited and each one pulled out their camera.
This is Brendan's cousin Joshua. He loved holding Hazel and pushing her in the stroller. He is the youngest of two kids, so he doesn't get to hold babies very often. This was on the top of a huge mall near their house. I think it was around 14 stories high with a park on top.
We would pass by this bike parking lot for the daycare around the corner from where we were staying. Everyone walks and rides bicycles in the city. I love the mom bikes with a kid seat on the back and the front handlebars.
We had some really good Japanese and Chinese food at this restaurant with the relatives. I was even adventurous and tried some shark fin. They were sliced very thin and tasted like noodles.
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You look so cute in all of these photos. You're whole little family is adorable
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