Shimbashi and Kinokuniya

Tuesday morning we went out for breakfast.  We had ice coffee, a cinnamon roll and almond croissant at the Tully's.  It was delicious!

Taka chilled out in his dad's arms while we ate.

Then, we headed to Yamada Denki at Shimbashi to buy a washlet!  Everyone who knows anything about Japan knows they have the best toilets in the world!  That is partly thanks to the washlet: heated seats, bidet, quiet-closing seat... makes you want to stay in your bathroom all day long!  After choosing the washlet, a worker told us they don't convert to toilets in the US.  Needless to say we didn't buy one, but I don't believe it's true so I'm doing more research.

Feeling a little bummed, we decided to go somewhere to lift our spirits... Shinjuku!  Back on the train, we headed to the best book store ever, Kinokuniya.

First stop, however, was lunch.  Eric had his first beef stew omeraisu (omelette with rice inside) and I had pasta in a bread bowl.  yum.  Taka did really well and slept the entire time.

The crosswalk from Shinjuku train station to Times Square at the south exit.

Matcha smoothie at Starbucks.  Taka started to get fussy after our Starbucks stop so we didn't get much time at the book store.  I got a few books, though, for when he gets a little older.  

As my students would say, they are epic!  I can't wait to show them to everyone!

Back in the subway, waiting 2 minutes for our train to come.

Isn't it fun to people watch?  Luckily, the girl on my right didn't hurt anyone with her stick!

The night ended with our amazon packages arriving.  I don't know if it's because we are in Tokyo or because it's amazon Japan, but when you place your order, the packages come the next day (sometimes, same day service).  What IS this place?  Awesome!  Can you guess what's in these boxes???

...formula and diapers, of course!

And, if you can read the Japanese subtitles on the TV, it's pretty funny.  I didn't plan that one.