Once all the logistics were in place (a military expedition is no better planned), we went to Yokohama. By the time we got there it was 11.30 and Emily was desperately hungry and tired. We quickly chose a restaurant and fed her and ourselves. In the mall we stopped briefly to watch a display of belly dancing - quite popular in Japan I believe. Unlike most Japanese women they had very generous curves, and danced sinuously and gracefully in their beautiful, jewel-bedecked costumes. Quite a few men in the audience had their zoom lenses trained on them! There were lots of street entertainments around the area; maybe due to the celebration of it being 150 years since Yokohama opened up to foreign ships and Japan began to trade after 250 years being all-but closed up to the outside world.
We walked on to bay-side Pacifico Park and strolled up and down while Emily napped in the buggy. Yet again she only managed half an hour. The sun felt really strong though there was a good breeze from off the water. The park was very busy with families playing. Emily was trying to get involved in a footie game with some older boys, who did not appreciate her interference.
We didn't stay long because the main purpose of the day out was to take Emily to Bornelund's recreation centre, Kid- O- Kid. I'd been once before with Jill and wanted Nick to experience it too. Like me, he enjoyed the bouncy castle, though we were both flushed and sweaty after five minutes in there with Emily. I left them to it and got a whole half an hour to do some whirlwind shopping. It is a small mall with predominantly outdoor gear stores, so I was in shopping paradise.
As always, we were later home than planned. Though I was very weary after my night out and a full day, I went out for a quick run, which was better than I'd expected, perhaps due to the very comfortable conditions.
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