We met Kelli, an American mum I know from TMG, and her family, for a tramp around at Tamagawa. We began our ramble at Den-en Chofu station, which we found to be a very desirable neighbourhood; it was based on an English design for a new town and was the closest thing I've found here to British-style suburban street planning and houses. We were soon up in the park on the wooded ridge. The kids had fun in the big playground there then we continued along and dropped down the path to Tamagawa. I was pleased to find that the groovy Cafe Despacio was open for business and we had an early lunch there before hitting the riverside path.
Emily and Louis (3 years old) were happy trotting along for a while, then we loaded her up into the carrier (I was carrying her as Nick was still feeling off colour). We hoped she would fall asleep as we strolled along but she was too excited about the many kites being flown on the wide grassy river bank. After more than an hour I gave up and decided she should go without a nap. She and Louis played more in another playground by the river, then in the dying light of mid-afternoon we strolled back to the cafe for coffee and cake.
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Emily was a bit testy on the way home; she managed to eat a bit of tea but by story time she was getting upset due to overtiredness. We got her down early and had a nice quiet evening.
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