Tokyo redux

Tokyo is the same as I left it. Crazy-busy bustling, a total sensory overload.

I wondered how the kids would adjust to it, as I was travelling with my 6 year-old and his 5 year-old childhood friend.

Which was why it struck me as a good idea to ease into the Tokyo ways with Disneyland and DisneySea being the first stops on our trip.

And I LOVED IT. I got to ride on the Space Mountain again; it was as exhilarating an experience as my first time at Anaheim Disney, 14 years ago! Kiefer came out green-faced though, but I told him it was a rite of passage. His response? ‘You’re crazy, Mummy!’

We stayed at Hilton Tokyo Bay’s Happy Magic Room, that had hidden gadgets to fire up the kids’ imagination, such as the Magic Mirror, the Secret Key and Books.

After the ‘Mummy, I’m going to die’ rides, I think Kiefer liked the room best, from the entire Disney experience lol. There were magical moments of course, albeit unexpectedly, at DisneySea’s Ariel’s World, which was a wondrous cornucopia of colours. Even I couldn’t help but be wowed.

It was off to the main Tokyo city centre after Disney. I have to say, Tokyo is the next best thing to a treadmill. As it happens, the best way to know Tokyo is to walk it. Which worked out fine for me, looking at the amount of food I ate.

I went to the acclaimed One-Michelin starred Sushiko, but I have to say in all honesty, it came up slightly short of expectations, especially with a starting price of S$250++. Can’t beat Nakajima, the other One-Michelin starred I’ve been to in Tokyo, but with much more humble prices.

Nobu was great though, Kiefer and I both loved the beef course. It really is as succulent as it looks in the picture.

Ok, gota make a vet run, for our new puppy. Yes, I came home to a new dog. What a shock/surprise when I saw the hubby and a furry one greeting us at arrival.