After a 12 hour flight and years of planning we finally made it to Japan. I'd been looking for a decent deal to Japan for ages. Tracking on Google Flights. Searching different points websites. Then finally a flight showed up on Points Yeah the same week Meadow and Theo were off for 3 days. After a nervous half hour of transferring points from our credit card to KLM Air France, we got 4 direct tickets to Tokyo Haneda! Day 1 But first we had to fly and fly and fly. Ready for our longest flight ever. At least we were lucky and got a direct flight. Theo looked nervous. I couldn't really see the kids too well since I was stuck in the center rows with strangers. Meadow, Brooke and Theo got the better end of the deal. He had been worrying about this trip ever since he learned we were going to have to sleep on the plane. Meadow was excited to see that the flight had anime. First time in a long time that I've had a meal on the plane. My chicken curry was pretty good. We got an...
One thing we loved in Japan was the milk bread toast we had for breakfast. I attempted to replicate it at home. I need to find a shokupan so I can actually get a full square loaf of bread. My bread was a little too small to hold the egg. Wish I had thought of this before we left Japan. I'm not sure how they manage to cook it through without burning. We'll have to figure that out. I also regret not buying matcha in Japan. Thankfully I found some at an Asian market. I also had to watch a bunch of videos to figure out how to make matcha. Once you figure it out, it's pretty easy. I cleared the rink and resurfaced it for one more weekend out on the backyard rink. The ice wasn't perfect, but it was just fun to be out there with Theo. Meanwhile, Meadow and I walked over to our local thrift store. Meadow found herself a cute hat. Too bad these weren't in my size. I've been eyeing a pair of those for years. Once in awhile Theo remembers he has toys. But he'd ra...