It was sunny, but there was an incredibly strong, gusty wind, reaching maybe 50mph or more at times. We enjoyed a family day out in Minato Mirai. As we were worried about sun exposure and because Emily could barely keep on her feet in the gusts, we decided to check out the Mitsubishi Industrial Museum. She liked the model trains, planes, ships and rockets on display and there was even a real rocket engine. The displays were in English, and the information wasn't too long or too technical. There were plenty of interactive displays and Emily happily pressed buttons and turned wheels.
Overdue for lunch, we had to queue for 15 minutes to get into the all-you-can-eat buffet restaurant. Emily was happy (once she had a plate of grub in front of her) as from the window we could see the rail tracks, especially as it was her current favourite, the 'blue train' (aka Keihin Tohoku line). She had been a bit cranky in the morning and it was 5 days since her last poo. As soon as she finished lunch she said she was doing one so I whisked her off to the loo, and she actually did most of it in the 'big girls' toilet', which she proudly announced to Daddy. Nick and I breathed a sigh of relief as we had been getting increasingly concerned about her bowel habits again. This certainly makes me worried about beginning potty training as she is quite resistant to sitting on it lately.
We finished our trip with a visit to the observation floor of Landmark Tower, which is on the 69th floor and about 270m high. The building is the highest in Japan. We had fantastic views all round Tokyo Bay and back to the city, but I cursed as I had forgotten the camera. Emily was really tired and fell asleep as we were pushing her home from the station, but we still managed to get her to bed by 8.30 even though she had 40 minutes on the sofa when we got home.
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