The last couple of days Gramps and Granny were here, we went and stayed up in Tokyo and took them some of our favorite places. The first place we took them was the Meiji Shrine, which is one of my favorite shrines (and we have been to TONS!) It is in a really fun area--Harajuku--a really famous area well-known for their street fashion. If you go on a Sunday you see people decked out in CRAZY outfits. Anyways, we were there on a Sunday at the Meiji shrine and there was a wedding going on so we saw tons of people in their kimono-best! It was so fun to see.
In front of the main torii gate
He is telling us that he is 5.
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| Ethan and Kailey with the cute japanese girls. Kailey was fascinated by the kimonos and told me several times that she wanted to dress up in a 'mono'! |
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| The wedding party |
The next day we took them to Asakusa, which is another big temple. We took a river cruise on the Tokyo river to get to where we were going. Here are some pictures in the park where we caught the cruise.
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| In front of Asakusa |
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| This picture isn't very good, but at the end of the street is the temple, but along the sides are tons of fun stalls selling everything you can think of--japanese shoes, lucky cats, swords, etc. It is fun to walk along and look. |
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| The main temple |
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| Every time you enter a 'holy' place, like a temple or shrine, you always have to wash your hands. |
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| Playing at the park |
We had such a fun time with Gramps and Granny and hope they can come visit us when we move to Spain next summer!!
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