Le Soleil - Yokosuka

We took a quick day trip to check out a nearby farm/park/amusement area. It was still kind of warm so we started our day with ice cream from the vending machines. I don't normally care for choc chip, but Coop's ice cream choice was super yummy!

Walking around the farm is free, but they have a lot of activities that you can pay to do. We went on a Sunday (Everything is super crowded here on Sundays!), so there were long lines for everything! We did get in line for the go karts, but it wasn't really moving. After about 10 mins, we walked over to the foot onsens and set up our picnic. 

We spent most of our time at one of the foot onsens, but also had a chance to feed animals, watch a live band and play at the playground. Next time we'll try harvesting vegetables and maybe get on the go karts or bike around on the bike/trike track.  

C found a small group of boys to play with and the 3 of them kept racing up and down this slide! 

Fuji Safari Park

Safari Park is located near Mt. Fuji, but it was too overcast to see it this time. There was rain in the forecast so being in our car was pretty ideal.

The boys were so excited to see the animals walking around so close to us!

Who knew kangaroos could be so feisty?! 

After driving through the different animal areas (each was sectioned off kind of like Jurassic Park!), we parked and went to pet some of the animals. The boys were immediately drawn to the kangaroos so we paid about 50 cents or maybe $1 for food to feed them.

Eventually some of the kangaroos started boxing! The boys were so tickled to see it and Justin could not stop laughing.

The rabbit house was also a highlight for Cooper. He loves animals and probably would have been content to stay there for the rest of the day! 

Cooper was so happy to sit nicely and pet the rabbits. Sam wanted to knock things over and run wild. At least they're consistent! 

Thomas Land at Fujikyu (Fuji-Q)

Alice in Wonderland Cafe

We made it to our first "theme restaurant" in Tokyo and it was as strange as we suspected it to be! Stepping out of the elevator, we were immediately greeted by a harajuku-style Alice. The boys weren't sure what to think, but we were all pretty hungry, and we didn't exactly have a plan B for dinner. 

Ginza looked really cool at night. 

This pasta was pretty yummy. I love avocados with pesto.

Entry area

We sat next to the giant tea cup booth!

A long layover in Narita

Lots of turtles at the shrine

Well, it might be the shortest visit on record, but Uncle Ian came to visit us!!! We didn't want to go too far away from the airport so we ended up exploring in Narita. 

Ian got to order food like we do--Pointing at fake food!!! 

This buddhist ceremony fascinated Coop...or maybe it was because there was fire involved! 

Back to Enoshima Aquarium and Beach

We took a trip out to Enoshima Aquarium which is a favorite of Cooper's and relatively close by.

Sam stood still for a split second

Jellyfish!!

Yes, Cooper touched the sharks...not sure what kind though

After the aquarium we decided to walk the beach right next to it on the water.   The weather was great and Cooper somehow ended up completely soaked.

The sun was setting on the drive home and I got a quick shot of Mt. Fuji silhouetted on the skyline

Mt. Fuji from Zushi Beach