On Day 4 we headed down to Yokohama to visit good friends who were visiting from Hawaii.
On the train they have cars which are supposed to be for women only. These were designed for women afraid of being groped on the train. There are certain hours displayed on the sign when the car is only for women but other times throughout the day anyone can ride in them.
We were on the train during the hours when the car was supposed to be women only. Funny thing is there were several males in the car. Wow - everyone follows the rules so well!
We finally met up with Yoko and Yuno!!! We lived down the street from them in Hawaii. They moved to our neighborhood one year before we left. Yoko's husband is in the Japanese Navy and is currently liaison officer in Hawaii. They are getting ready to move back to Japan and had come home to get things ready for their move back next month. We were so excited to see them!
We went to their house for lunch. They live in a small Japanese apartment. It was a real eye opener for me to see where they lived. They had a rooftop patio where we could see all over Yokohama.
Ben loved hanging out with Yuno in Hawaii. Granted there is a 7 year age difference but Yuno was always very nice to Ben. They picked up right where they left off.
Puppy love!
After we left Yoko and Yuno we headed back to our hotel to meet up with more friends! Ben was so tired!
We went out to dinner with friends of Grant's dad. Mr. and Mrs. Sata took us to the Tokyo American Club. It is a very nice club with three levels of dining. Very fancy to family dining with a playroom! They made a perfect choice in the location. The kids had fun and so did we!
Look at the mess under Piper's chair!!
The play area right by our seats!
Mr and Mrs. Sata gave Ben a Hummer car, which he of course thought was wonderful! Can you tell from this picture that Mrs. Sata has a grandchild?!!
Baby race back to our room at the hotel!! Who can get in bed first??!!
Good night - we're all exhausted!!
