So, our last blog entry from Japan - boo hoo!Today we decided to go to Okayama so we could have a ride on the Rail Star (the nicest train we can use with our JR passes - basically a bullet train which is 100% business class). We gave Tom his morning nap in his tent (during which we went to the post office and sent off our box of Japanese goodies). We then walked down the hill and got the bus to Shin Kobe station for our train ride.
We had a very smooth ride, and as usual Tom managed to charm most of the people on the train. On arrival at Okayama, we nipped into Bic Camera for a quick look round (a huge electronics store). I fell in love with the Japanese fridges which are the biggest and tallest I have ever seen. Includes a separate drawer for vegetables. Matt said I wasn't allowed one because it won't fit in the luggage and the electrics are completely different from the UK - he is soooooo good at making excuses!!!!
Next stop was Takashimaya - a huge department store. We went straight to the children's
area to find the soft play area for hai hai time for Tom. They didn't have one! How rubbish! They did have a baby rest room, so Tom spent some time crawling up and over all the baby change tables. They did have a cot in the room and the thought did pass our minds to put Tom in there for his afternoon sleep, but we thought better of it in the end. Next stop was lunch. We went to a cafeteria on the top floor: tempura for me and pork katsu for Matt. Tom had his usual rice and topping and polished it all off in no time at all.
area to find the soft play area for hai hai time for Tom. They didn't have one! How rubbish! They did have a baby rest room, so Tom spent some time crawling up and over all the baby change tables. They did have a cot in the room and the thought did pass our minds to put Tom in there for his afternoon sleep, but we thought better of it in the end. Next stop was lunch. We went to a cafeteria on the top floor: tempura for me and pork katsu for Matt. Tom had his usual rice and topping and polished it all off in no time at all.We then wandered around Okay
ama, took us a good hour to find somewhere to buy baby wipes, but we got there in the end. Came across another 100 Yen store, so did our last shopping before heading back to the station. We got another Rail Star back. Tom and I enjoyed the private room so I could feed him - must be the fastest breast feed on record.
ama, took us a good hour to find somewhere to buy baby wipes, but we got there in the end. Came across another 100 Yen store, so did our last shopping before heading back to the station. We got another Rail Star back. Tom and I enjoyed the private room so I could feed him - must be the fastest breast feed on record.We stopped off in Osaka on the way home to pick up some more goodies before heading back to Rokko Michi and Hiromi's. Matt was on cooking duty, so he whipped up a stroganoff whilst I packed everything. We still have room for more - very strange!
Tom had a good playtime and bath, bottle and bed routine which was surprising but nice as he only had a 30 minute sleep this afternoon.
Some more things of note - Tom now has 11 teeth - I found a new one yesterday - a molar in his lower jaw. He has also started to play up when meeting new people and sometimes will go all shy. We have started calling him 'Tom the Tart' as he definitely knows what he is doing and plays up to an audience.
Oh, I've included a pic of our room at Hiromi's today. As you can see Tom has the safest place - under the table.
Oh, I've included a pic of our room at Hiromi's today. As you can see Tom has the safest place - under the table.
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