Today will be a good day. We have broken down and ordered many hundreds of dollars worth (many tens of thousands of yen worth) of American junk food to be delivered to us from the Tokyo Costco via the delivery service, the Flying Pig. Tonight we will indulge in Skippy peanut butter, rice crispy treats, Lucky Charms (I believe they are known as Yucky Charms in some parts), Goldfish, and potato chips. We are all very excited. We will become American eaters again. Well, we haven't really given that up. Almost every evening we walk to the 7-11 for a piece of home (Snickers bars). So, we are not wasting away, but.....American junk food by the boxful!
I also wanted to talk about the amusement park we went to on Odaiba--Joypolis. With little space, the amusement park was inside and the rides were all virtual rides. They were like the ones at the NC zoo where you watch a video and the seats move to make you feel like you are on a ride or in an avalanche or whatever. But, it was pretty cool. And, it was airconditioned! We are still stuck in a terrible heat wave here, so anything airconditioned is good. :) While the kids rode the attractions, Sid and I hunted around for food. We finally came across a popcorn stand, In true Japanese style, it was caramel corn. Even the movie theaters here offer caramel corn. They also have "Solt" popcorn, but the caramel is very, very popular. So, we ate popcorn while the kids complained of hunger and were forced to get their money's worth out of the unlimited ride ticket we bought them. That's a great money saver--don't feed the kids!
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