Potato Digging

Just what the title implies. Kindergarten children waving their gardening tools around (while I looked on anxiously), running back and forth, digging for potatoes. It actually is a lot of fun and the kids really love it. There were a lot of potatoes this year. It was hot but thankfully not as humid as it has been this week. Of course I was only out there for a little while compared to the others who were helping all 3 classes. I did get a bag of potatoes from it, so yay. 

W is for Wine

I love the wine bar in Hamamatsu.  No those glasses are not dark. They are filled with red red wine.

Shizuoka Samba Festival

We stood on the street for what felt like years to see a small glimpse of the parade. If we had seen the whole procession I think it would have been excellent. What we did see of it was great. So many gorgeous costumes. It does make you want to take up dancing. 

Nagoya Science Museum

First day of our 4 day weekend, we 'trekked' to Nagoya. Okay, trekked may be an exaggeration...It was a bus and a bullet train. It felt like a trek at the end of the day. Nagoya was really busy but I enjoyed it. The Science Museum was amazing and quite large. It was only 400 yen ($3.90 AUD) to enter and there was 4 levels of all the 'science stuff'. 

Water Play Area

Water Play Area from the 2nd Level

A game that took awhile to get the hang of because it was talking to us in Japanese.

Little Nagoya. Holograms explained how the little city worked. I still don't know how the little city works. I need to learn more Japanese. (The musuem does try to be English friendly for many things. It was good)

The tornado simulation machine.

 You can visit the website here (In English).

I is for Ice

On the flight from Singapore to Tokyo.