Day 1

We arrived in a typhoon. The plane started to land, and we could see houses, then he pulled up and aborted! Shaken but not stirred we circled for 35 minutes to let the wind and rain pass and landed safely on our second attempt.

Checked in and took a quick hours nap then headed out into the Shinjuku region of Tokyo. What an assault on the senses. We managed to eat in a similar street stall to this and were very proud of ourselves for staying awake and managing the menu.

Our boy arrives tomorrow. We are both beyond excited at that. To celebrate we are having an early night, an Asahi and some Ghibli chocolate pandas.

The delights of the Land of the Riding Sun await. I may cry..