Tokyo Dome and other Sights

A little while ago we took the boys to Tokyo Dome. We expected to go bowling and then go to Magicquest, but the boys derailed our plans. Once they saw the rides, the jig was up. Tokyo Dome, like so many places in Tokyo, is a little bit of everything. It has shops (like a mall), restaurants (not just the food court variety--some nice places), things like bowling, and also rides. 

Tokyo Dome:

 

Sam and Graham entering the Wonder Drop ride (note Sam's rain coat; this is a water log ride)

 

It went fast enough that though I tried to get a picture of the boys coming down the chute, all I got was a picture of the chute.

 

Here you can see part of the roller coaster (it is magnificent--it goes through both a hole on top of a huge building and through the ferris wheel) and the tower thing that Sam and Sid dropped down.

 

Sure, it was cold (note the coats), but not so cold that kids were not playing (at night) in the splash pad.

 

Both boys wanted their pictures taken with good old Colonel Saunders--KFC was one of the many dining options available at Tokyo Dome.  We ate at a hamburger joint called Zest Burger.

 

So cool!

 

Sam alongside girls with interesting fashion sensibilities.

We also visited some other sites.

We found a pretty little park not far from our apartment where we took some pictures with the nice fall leaves.

While looking for a "green" ice skating rink (not made of ice but of a glass-like substance), we stumbled into a mall with this Swarovsky crystal Christmas display:

 

We never found the ice rink, but we found Starbucks where we all had hot cocoa. :)

On another venture, Sid and Sam found their dream car. ::