Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Mom and Em visit Tokyo Disney Sea

This is the last in the series of Mom & Em's visit. The previous posts are these: Hokkaido, Kamakura 1, Kamakura 2, and Asakusa. Gotta finish posting before Mandie comes!

これはお母さんと妹の日本で旅行の時。前のは北海道鎌倉1鎌倉2浅草。他の妹は今月来るから、その前に終わるのほうがいい。

We had planned to go to Tokyo Disney Sea the day before Mom & Em’s last day in Japan, but Em had a fever and needed rest, so we had a slow day in our far-too-small-to-spend-a-day-in hostel room.

Em hadn’t learned to swallow pills whole so the day was filled with finding things she felt up to eating, grinding pills with honey to make cough syrup and keeping her feeling ok.

The next day we got up and she was feeling much better, so we decided to see how she did at Tokyo Disney Sea.

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We road their tram to the part of the park we wanted to get to and were amazed to find that even the handles were Mickey Mouse themed.

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We made friends with Pluto immediately after our entrance to the park.

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The weather was perfect for roaming Tokyo Disney Sea.

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One of our favorite rides was one that soaked you. It felt so good on a hot Tokyo day with very high humidity.

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Around lunch time, we ended up in the basement of Tokyo Disney Sea in the Mermaid Lagoon. It was fun capturing the movement of everything in the changed light and to get out of the hot sun for a bit.

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The ceiling had fun reflective swirls all over it.

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Time to use the flash so I can get the girls on that ride over there.

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Smoking fish aren’t allowed on the ride.

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Also, no dancing.

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Finally a ride where we were able to snap a photo of mom on a ride.

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Waiting for the magic carpet ride.

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We got on!

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The awesome, clothing soaking ride.

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The Tower of Terror is in the background. Em was so excited to ride it, but it’s significantly less scary when the narration is in a voice you don’t understand.

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Some brand-new Minnie ears watching a show.

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Making a hamburger, Disney-style.

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Bento Mikoshi and dancing festival foods.

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The boat made for a pretty scene.

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We stayed until the park closed, riding as many rides as we could. By the time we finally got back to the hostel it was just after midnight and we still hadn’t had dinner. Thankfully the hostel had a pretty good café open 24-7.

The next day Mom and Em flew out, and I began the count down till summer vacation (2 weeks later) when I would get to see them again.