Nagashima Spaland de Kidstown!

May 4th - 2009

It's a long holiday and we didn't went anywhere far. The next spot for our Golden Week holiday is the usual Nagashima Jazzdream Outlets hahaha...but this time we also went into the theme park just beside the outlets park. According to wikipedia here is the Nagashima Spa land details:
"Nagashima Spa Land is a major amusement park in Mie Prefecture, Japan. Nagashima Spa Land is best known for its roller coaster Steel Dragon 2000, which is the longest roller coaster in the world, as well as the 5th tallest. Other rides include White Cyclone, a large, spiraling wooden coaster, which is the tallest and longest wooden roller coaster in Asia, Wild Mouse, a zig-zaging ride that has two mirror image tracks, and a huge Ferris wheel. The park also features a water park, which has the record of most slides packed in a space."
For the official site in Japanese : Link
We spend our time a while at the outlets park before entering the Spa Land due to the ticket from 3pm is a lot cheaper than the normal ticket, it's about 40% cheaper than the normal full day ticket. While we spend our time in the Bandai Shop, we were lucky because there was a small event where the kids can meet Ultraman Taro. He came to the shop to promote the ultraman's goods at the store.
Inside the kidstown Eirfan & Yuri enjoyed some of the rides... but not for Eiqmal..he is too small for all of that.. he will need another year before enjoying all of the rides here. Due to the holiday seasons.. most of the rides got long queues too. Eirfan & Yuri waited for their ride patiently... all the rides are more than 30minutes waiting time a 5minutes ride.

Eiqmal & his buddy. Thank God he still want to sit on his stroller.


Eirfan (in the green cap) is receiving the power from ultraman.


He got himself a Mask Rider figure : Kamen Rider Decade


After done some lite shopping at the outlets, it's time to enter the theme park.


At the kidstown


Queue up for the Thomas Ride.


Lucky for them to get the front seats, easy for me to snap them.


Eiqmal wait for the train to pass in front him.


The 2nd ride was the flying elephant. We wanted to ride this with the whole family but only 4 person for one elephant...again Eiqmal need to wait outside the fence.


Yuri's happy face inside the flying elephant, but Eirfan looks a bit scared?


Happy riding by Eiqmal.


This time is for the water shot ride....waited it about an hour before can get the 2minutes ride.


This is the last ride for the day.


Looking at the merry go round, but no more ride for today.

Exploring Higashiyama Zoo

May 2nd - 2009

This week is one of the most waited week in Japan, the Golden Week. This is the time that everyone can enjoy a long public holiday. Most Japanese will use this opportunity to enjoy the holiday abroad, but still crowded also even in Japan too. Most of the hotels will be fully booked and it is impossible to get within a last minute decision.
Well, we just decided not going far at all...our 1st target just the usual zoo near our house. hahaha..This time we explored a new route in the zoo. 1st we went to the amusement area inside the zoo and went up into the ferris wheel. This is the first time for my kids to experience the ride. It's a small size of a ferris wheel but still good enough to enjoy the view.
Then we went into the medaka(Japanese killifish) hall. Eiqmal really enjoyed viewing the small fishes. Just before we went back home, we drop by at the koala's and my kids take a rest beside the lake and enjoy viewing peoples riding the "swan" and boats while i rush back home to take our car and pick them home. ( due to our apartment is quite near and it is difficult to get a parking nearby the zoo i always drop them at the zoo and park the car at our parking at the apartment.)

Checking the condor's wingspan


Yuri enjoyed the view but Eiqmal still scared.


Masked guys, i got a terrible sore throat few days back and still not fully recovered.


ON the jet plane AT the amusement park IN the zoo.


Interested to the small fishes.


kame かめ 亀 kura-kura


Picnic by the lake.


Eiqmal and his pet toy, geoffrey the giraffe from Toy 'я Us

With "face fitting" thing before went out from the zoo.

Meet the nature @ Meijou Park

April 29 - 2009

Eirfan's kindergarten had arranged a father & child outing at Meijou Park (Nagoya Castle Park) and the theme for this event is to know more about the nature. The park itself is just beside the Nagoya Castle and it's a big park too. We took the subway to go there. Due to the slow walk from our house to the subway station at Nagoya University... we arrived at the assembly point just before the event started.

The outfit for the day was the sports uniform...but Eirfan only got his short sleeve shirt only..we didn't bought the winter version yet this time.

Eirfan showing his ban-aided knee just before we started the exploration.

Picking some weeds that can hooked to shirts. Their teachers told them not to pick it too much. Eirfan did bring this weed home to show to Yuri & Eiqmal.

Feel the softness and smell the aroma of a new leaf. It smell really nice.

He picked some clover's flowers. This flower easily can be found in open fields & most parks can found this plant.

"I found a seed"

Digging for worms? but don't bring them home.

Knowing the new & old leaves.

Dig Dig Dig......

Looking for a bug.

Checking the tree.

Chasing the pigeon.

Taking a break while waiting turns for the class group picture taking...and the windmill isn't moving .. just a replica.

Line up for the picture taking.

Last shot of the day : Daisy. Taken on the way back to the subway station.

Picnic at Makinoike park

April 18 - 2009

We went here couple of days back just for fun, then this time we decided to have our lunch here at the park. After enjoyed our meal and it's time to play the blow bubbles. It's a quite tiring to blow the bubbles as their requested size.... Yuri & Eirfan also did tried to blow it by on their own. the mood at the park also very fresh due to all the new leaves starts to come out and the smell is really refreshing too.

Picnic under a shady tree.


View from above.


Eirfan catching the bubbles.


Blowing Yuri.. it's kind of hard for them to control the blow. But she's got the result well.


The most excited guy of the day.

While Eirfan & Yuri playing by themself, i can focus on snapping Eiqmal.