Tokyo Disney Sea

Before getting on the monorail

Again, I apologize for the delay in the blog, but this whole "working" thing really gets in the way of my creative flow! So a few weeks ago when Damian was still home I took my first day off from work (I finally accrued enough time to do this) and Damian had the day off as well and we headed to the happiest place on earth!!! In Tokyo there is a Disneyland and also Disney Sea... it was hard to decide which one to go to, but we decided on Disney Sea as it is something different than any other Disney experience we have ever had.... we will definitely have to hit up Disneyland Tokyo before we leave Japan next year! Everyone says Disney Sea is more for adults, but I think they only say that because you can drink there! I think either one would be just as fun for adults! We started off early on our day off and it took us almost 2 hours on 3 different trains to get there... Disneyland and Disney Sea are right next to each other and you take a monorail to get around to the different parks and resort areas!

Mickey Windows

Too cute!

The monorail was pretty cool with lots of Disney details!!!! You had the Mickey shaped windows to look at towards the Magic Kingdom and then you had the Mickey handles for when standing on the train! Too cute! I really did appreciate so many of these small details that made our day! Even though it was during the week I think we expected to see a lot of other "foreigners" at Disney this day, but it was mostly Japanese people! It was funny because some stuff was in English and then other stuff was in Japanese- and it would always catch us off guard to hear Mickey's voice saying something in Japanese! One thing that was really funny was in the Aladdin area we saw Princess Jasmine and Aladdin walking around and talking to people- they were American and it was funny to hear them speak English to all these little Japanese kids! Oh the little things...

Can you find Damian & Beth??? hahaha

Indiana Jones

Disney Sea had a lot of the same rides as Disney and California Adventure have. We did the Tower of Terror when we first got there... mostly because I wanted to do this one before we ate anything! We also rode Indiana Jones, some Storm Chasers weather ride, and Toy Story Mania (our personal favorite). We waited in line for the Toy Story Mania for almost 2 hours... it was like that for so many of the rides! The day we went was about 100 degrees and waiting in line was mostly inside or in the shade which was some nice relief from the heat. We also rode 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and Journey to the Center of the Earth (roller coaster) which we thought might be a little more scary and longer... oh well! We spent ALL day there and weren't able to go on EVERY ride mostly because of wait times and we were exhausted! The heat and humidity really take it all out of you... especially when you're almost 30!

Strawberry Popcorn

Little Green Men

One of the most unique things was some of the snack choices at Disney Sea... Everyone told us about the popcorn! They have a bunch of different flavored popcorn and it is a BIG hit! They have Apple Cinnamon, Strawberry, Curry, and Pepper. We tried the Strawberry and the Curry and liked both! It was hot so ice cream was obviously in order... Damian had a frozen mango (yummmm) and I had a Tiramisu ice cream sandwich (oishii)!!!!  At the end of the night we saw everyone with these little green men and we just HAD to try them. They were these delightful little gooey treats with different flavored pudding in each one. They were chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry and they were so amazing! I wish I could send you all a care package with little green men in it!

Dam-O and Mickey

We had such a wonderful day at Disney. This is a picture of Damian in the "Cape Cod" area of Disney Sea- I cannot make this up. They had New England Style buildings, a lighthouse, a tall ship, and everything said "Welcome to Cape Cod Village." They had a little area that sold hamburgers, hot dogs, chips, and soda! This was the funniest part of my day... it almost felt like the Cape- except I was completely surrounded by Japanese people! We are definitely planning another day trip to Disneyland before we leave here but maybe during the week on a rainy day when it will be less crowded! The one thing we did buy at Disney Sea was ornaments for our Chrismakuh Tree 2012! We got a little Minnie & Mickey dressed in Kimono! It is perfect for our second holiday season in Japan!

Not too much else going on, Damian is back out to sea- I don't think he was even in port long enough to get his sea legs ;) hehehe! Anyway, work is busy and continues to make the days fly by! I can't believe I have been here for over a year and mostly I can't believe I haven't seen most of my friends/family in over a year... this is a first! Hopefully I will have some more stuff to blog about in the next few months! Thanks for reading and mostly thank you for your patience!

Japanese Word of the Day:
Jettokosuta (jett-o-koast-a): Roller Coaster