We're back

Finally back- and ready to blog away about the trip. It was a fantastic time and left me thinking for a while about moving back to Vancouver (though I don't think we'll be doing that for a while still)-- thanks to everyone for the great time! I'll start off with a bit of a prequel as I am still quite a bit exhausted from the trip now.
We took off for about 12 days starting from the 3rd of April. We threw on Ken's best sun-blocking hat and laced up the baby carrying sling and headed off to the Shinkansen (Bullet Train) for Ken's first adventure on the speedy train.
Ken, ever so excited for the trip, insisted on wearing the Mickey Mouse outfit that was a gift from some of my students. It was quite cute, but a couple of old ladies thought he was a girl. Luckily Enough, amidst all the buzz and rigmarole of the busy train (and the busy Tokyo trains) Ken was still able to sleep-- what a trooper he was throughout the trip!

Here is a little video of our Bullet Train coming in at Hamamatsu Station...