A Day in the Life of a Kindergartner : Friday...

Friday morning began with a great breakfast at Tulley’s Coffee with Tiramisu Latte and Hot Bagel Sandwich followed by a stroll down Ginza St. again, this time for the Gap. Sadly, though, we found no treasures here. Oh well, we’re going to the Ritz Carlton!! We went back to our hotel and checked out then headed to the subway, which we were getting quite good at, to the Ritz. Let me preface this by saying that my brother SERIOUSLY hooked us up with this (and the Marriott as well). So do not think that I am now rolling in the money. We got a CRAZY deal! Anyways, when I stepped up the counter to check in the guy looked up my reservation then went to the back and came out with two ladies who escorted Rachel and I to the room (Alison was wondering around since I was only supposed to have 1 guest). When we got up there they showed us everything we needed to know about the place and then another woman welcomed us. Wow, you’d think I was some important person! Continuing on, Rachel and I found Alison and we basked in the awesomeness of our room with an amazing view of Tokyo. The concierge helped us find our way to the Hard Rock Café, a typical stop anywhere you go, right?! We found it and enjoyed our English music videos and a yummy meal.

The front entrance to the Ritz Carlton...

A view of our hotel from the back...the main lobby was on the 45th floor, our room on the 50th...WAY UP THERE!!

A glimpse of the bathroom...

Yes, there was a tv in the bathroom

Outside the Hard Rock...

At our table inside...

Today was also our Disneyland night beginning at 6pm, we went for the special nighttime ticket price. We took the subway out there and could see Disneyland before exiting the station. It felt so good to experience something that reminded me of home. Main street was entirely under an awning due to the extreme weather conditions here. It looked quite similar to what we know as Disneyland. Our familiar rides were split between Disneyland and Disney Sea, which is tomorrow's adventure. We rode Big Thunder Mountain, Space Mountain (see picture about the wait time), Pirates of the Caribbean, the Haunted Mansion, and Autopia. All of which were mostly similar to home with a few slight differences. Their big snack here is popcorn…any kind you can think of, strawberry, honey, chocolate, pepper, soda, coconut, and cappuccino. We tried the Soda popcorn, which literally tasted like soda….so odd! The park was beautifully decorated for Christmas, my favorite time of the year. I was so excited to see the Christmas firework show and was pretty impressed when it started right on time….only to see it come to a pathetic end 5 minutes later. That is a HUGE plus for Disneyland at home which always has awesome shows! I was quite fascinated with the kind of clothing worn to Disneyland in Japan. Many women had on incredibly short shorts or skirts, while other wore high heels. I’m pretty sure we experienced rush hour subway traffic when we left Disneyland at closing with the gillion other people heading home via subway. I decided Tokyo Disney does not need incredibly large parking lots as most people travel by tour bus or subway. And if they were planning driving I’m quite sure they changed their mind when they found that parking at Disneyland is $20!! We made it back to our hotel safe and sound.

Here we are sitting on the window ledge inside our hotel room