The final hotel on our tour of the Tokyo Disney Resort Area is the Disney Ambassador hotel!

The Disney Ambassador Hotel is a deluxe Art Deco-themed hotel. This hotel is special because it was the first of the official Disney hotel to open in the resort area back in July of  2000. The hotel is connected to Ikspiari a huge shopping an entertainment district similar to Disney Springs complex that exists in Florida.

Rooms start at 39,100 yen / $346 Dollars per night for the Superior Rooms. There are also character-themed rooms for Stitch, Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Minnie Mouse, and Chip ’n’ Dale ( the one I stayed in) that start from around 47,400 yen or 420 Dollars per night.

The lobby features a high ceiling with a beautiful — and huge — mural with Donald Duck and a variety of other Disney Characters in an airplane with skywriting saying “Disney Ambassador Hotel.” Right in the middle of the lobby is a statue of Mickey and Pluto.

There is also this amazing staircase with a beautiful mural! I think this is a great spot to take some photos for Instagram!

The room I stayed in was the Chip `n Dale themed room.This room has a real air of playfulness, with portraits of Chip ‘n Dale on the headboards.

Oak leaves and the chipmunks’ favorite acorns adorn the carpet and bed throws, while the mischievous pair are pictured on the bathroom door and mirror. The cushions on the sofa each come in the trademark color of their noses. If you look very carefully at the wallpaper you will even see the duo there!

The room came with pajamas, slippers, a Disney Ambassador branded shopping bag, and various toiletries (toothbrush, razor, shampoo, body wash, and soap). Because this was a character room there was also a special Chip `n Dale themed pouch! It was super cute! I also got some really cool postcards!

Overall this is the most affordable of the Deluxe Tokyo Disneyland Resort hotels. The hotel`s location at Ikspiari means that you have a ton of options for dining, shopping an entertainment! Spending a little extra for the character themed rooms also really added to the fun and whimsy of my stay!

I hope you enjoyed this three-part series on the Deluxe Resorts at Tokyo Disneyland! See you again soon!

今年も蒸し暑い梅雨の時期がやってきました。今年はいつもより梅雨が短いと聞きましたが、雨の日は外で好きなキャンプや運動ができないので個人的には早く明けてほしいです。

「蒸し暑い」と英語で言う時、一番良く聞くのはhumidだと思います。

他にも色々な表現の仕方があるのですが、ここではstickyを紹介したいと思います。

stickyという単語は「ネバネバする」や「ベトつく」という意味を持ちますが、「蒸し暑い」という意味でも使うことができます。日本語でも湿気でベタベタすると言いますが、それと同じ感覚です。

蒸し暑い日が多いこの時期、ぜひhumid以外にこのstickyも使ってみてください。

紫陽花のシーズンです。

きれいですね。皆さんは何色の紫陽花に惹かれますか。

私はピンクも好きなのですが、どちらかというと青みがかった色に

美しさを覚えます。

英語で「っぽい」という言い方を○○ishで表現できるようです。

reddish

bluish

pinkish

greenish

など。

発音が少し難しいですが、ちょっとかっこいいですね！

梅雨に入ったので新しい傘でも買って、雨のシーズンを

楽しみましょう。すぐ向日葵の咲く元気な夏がやってきますよ。

この頃様々な規制が緩和され、海外に以前よりも行きやすくなってきましたね。

まだ完全に安心することはできませんがまた、海外に行けることを楽しみにしています。

大学生の頃に韓国に行ったのですが、そこでの焼き肉の思い出について語ります。

当時の私は現地ガイドのおすすめの焼肉屋に行ったのですが、そこは観光客用のメニューと現地の人向けのメニューの二つメニューがあることが後にわかりました。

何の疑いもせずに焼肉を堪能したのですが、一人一万円を超える料金を請求されました。本当は三千円程度だったそうです。

自分が騙されるわけないとたかを括っていたわけですが、もっと用心するべきだったと学びました。美味しかったのでよかったですが。

みなさんも海外に行くときには念入りに準備をして目的地を決めてほしいと思います。

The first Pokemon games came out when I was a teenager, and I remember having a lot of fun with them.  I played them on the original Game Boy and had a great time playing with my friends.  However, as I got older, I stopped playing and sort of grew out of that hobby.

This past January, my whole family got COVID.  More than two weeks of quarantine is difficult, but the hardest part was keeping two children entertained without really being able to go outside.  My son, who is five years old, enjoys Pokemon, so I decided to order some Pokemon cards online.  Within a couple days, we were ordering Pokemon plastic models, puzzles, and games, and it became something the entire family could enjoy.  For me, it was also a great way to revisit some of that nostalgia. 

Five months later, we are still enjoying that hobby.  We have Pokemon card battles on weekends, watch the anime together, and it’s become something we can all share and enjoy as a family. 

This past weekend, the Japan National Pokemon Card Championships were held.  We basically had it running on the TV all weekend as a backdrop for a Pokemon-themed family weekend.  It was a great time, and I even tried my hand at making some Pokemon-themed food!