Flying to Tokyo, I was more nervous about the 11 hour nonstop flight than when we actually got to Japan! But we were so happy when Harper did so well on the flight. It was a true test to see just how “far” she could go. Or maybe that “we” could go with her-ha!
Our first day we took it pretty easy with attending church and then walking through the Imperial Palace parks in downtown Kyoto. We stumbled upon this character dressed up, and as Harper went up to take her picture with him, she turned around and flashed us a “peace” sign. Apparently, she must have seen everyone else doing it because everyone started laughing and Marcus’ and I thought, “How did she know to do that!?” So right from the get-go we knew she was gonna adjust juuuuuust fine.
That night we went to Shibuya crossing and watched as THOUSANDS cross the intersection at any given red light. The light is about 5 minutes long because it takes so long for people to cross. We just couldn’t believe how. many. people. there are, everywhere! But everyone is SO nice. The Japanese people have a system and order to everything and are so respectful of one another. And are dressed to the nines! We felt pretty underdressed in our jeans and sweaters, everyone else was in dresses and suits-even the street workers!
Monday we headed down to Harajuku street for their crepes and the BIGGEST cotton candy we had ever seen! We had to take a ticket and wait to get our cotton candy because it was so busy, so when it was our turn we quickly ordered one with a few cake pops. I instantly regretted only buying one because Harper almost ate the entire thing by herself! We were sitting along the side and of the street and next thing I knew people were stopping, taking pictures of Harper eating that thing! She was quite a sight though! We followed up that with lunch at the Monster Cafe, and I was surprised when Harper wasn’t even afraid. She LOVED seeing everyone dressed up. Which was a good thing because later that night she was in for a surprise.
Our first shrine was the Meiji Shrine and it did not dissapoint. The grounds were beautiful and although we were a little early for the fall foliage, we’d heard that Kyoto was in full bloom. Harper was walking and there was the cutest little Japanese girl dressed in full attire and they gravitated to eachother. Next thing I knew, I was taking their picture and they started holding hands! I love the idea that “love has no boundaries.” Children only see kindness.
That night we went to the Robot Restaurant and we didn’t know what to expect. Suffering from some serious jet lag I was worried I wouldn’t be able to keep my eyes open but it was insane! It’s more a show than a dinner, and I was worried it might be a little “adultish” for Harper, but it’s the #1 rated thing to do in Japan, and TripAdvisor never lets me down, so we didn’t want to miss it! The crew was so nice about giving Harper and a few other kids noice cancelling ear phones (again, the Japanese think of everything!) and Harper literally, had the BEST time. The music, the dancing, the robots! Hello! It was awesome.
Almost, as awesome as our coconut, guava pancakes with strawberries and macadamia nuts we had for breakfast that morning at Egg’s N Things. We ended up eating there 3 times during our trip just for those pancakes!!
P.S. Our little Elle-belle stayed home with her Grandparents while we were there. We missed her, but according to them, she didn't miss us! Ha! They are all the best!
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