Hi everyone, It’s been so hot! How are you coping with the heat?
It’s been three months since my boys started going to the nursery and we have finally got used to our new lifestyle.
Recently we went to Karatsu for the weekend. We wanted to go around this time partly because my husband will soon be transferred to Tokyo…
It only takes an hour and a half to get to Karatsu by train. Taking the train is nice because you get to see the beautiful ocean view.
Toshi, my older son, likes playing in the water, especially the sea, so the main purpose of this trip was so he could play at the beach and take it easy, and we could all spend some time together.
As soon as we checked in at Karatsu, we headed to the beach. The water was a little murky and the sea was rough. It was very different from what we saw on the train. We were a little disappointed, but Toshi ran and ran along the water’s edge and seemed very happy. It was only the second time for Toshi to see the sea so he didn’t have any expectations. Even though I was knackered from carrying Aoi, my younger son, and our baggage that still made me smile.
After we left the beach we strolled through the arcade in the downtown area and then went back to the inn.
At the inn, we took a bath and enjoyed a nice meal in our room. Toshi loved the big bath because I’m sure it felt like a pool for him.
In a Japanese-style inn, the staff comes to the room and sets up the futon for us after dinner.
An elderly lady came to our room. She was very nice and let Toshi help her set up the futon and the sheets. He got so excited and loved doing that.
The next day after taking another bath in the big family tub, we went back to the arcade to let Toshi have a soft-serve ice cream. When we went there the day before, Toshi licked a giant size soft-served ice cream replica. For some reason there are many of them in the arcade, Toshi got very crazy and wouldn’t stop licking them… So we decided to come back to let him have a real one.
After that, we visited a different beach from the day before and had lunch at a hotel with an ocean view.
We took it easy and headed back home after that.
After we came back, I asked Toshi what he enjoyed the most, and his answer was that he enjoyed swimming in the big bath and setting up the futon with the old lady.
Hmm, did we really need to go all the way to Karatsu?
