Today’s title is what I am often accused of not including 😂

Ross was doing well enough that he left at 8am to go and pick up Zac and Belle from their school music tour. That involved a train trip to Hamamatsu Station, to meet them as they checked out of their hotel nearby. The school was heading on to a Science Museum and then on to the airport, but logistically that was the best place to get them. He was also looking forward to the chance to just sit and stretch and rest his back.

The kids (who I really should refer to as young adults, not kids) took the opportunity for a sleep in and then headed off to explore Kyoto some more while I did laundry. We were all very happy with our day! 😉

When Ross returned with Belle and Zac, we joined the others for a late lunch at a restaurant they found, and all enjoyed fried rice and gyozas. Then they took us back to Nishiki Markets and some stores they had found, including a specialty donut store where we stopped for afternoon tea.

We headed back to our accommodation via the Pokemon Centre, to show Zac and Belle our first find of the trip. I managed to do another laundry trip with all the washing Zac and Belle had brought me, and then we headed downstairs to the supermarket next door to our hotel to choose our dinner, using Google translate to work out what we were buying.

The girls’ room is the largest and tidiest, so we congregated there for dinner with our supermarket finds, caught up on the school tour news, and decided on an early night. Tomorrow is the release of HSC results and a day at Universal Studios. We are not confident with our transport plans, so thought we should get going early.