December 23, 2013

10 Different Types of Trees I’ve seen this December

Dominique Parenting and Kids, Thoughts Monday Listicles

Christmas Tree decorated with colorful balls

You know that Christmas is around the corner when you start seeing lots of Christmas trees everywhere you go. During our vacation to Japan we saw many differently decorated trees. Here are 10 different ones for your viewing pleasure.

1. Christmas tree with a rubic star on the top.

Minnie Mouse Tree

2. Pink Theme Minnie Mouse Tree which we spotted at the Disney Resort Line Station. Doesn’t it look really feminine?

Fruity Tree

3. This is certainly the tree for the health conscious. Filled with many yummy fruits I was so tempted to pluck the fruits off the tree to eat them!!

Large Christmas Tree

4. I saw this majestic looking tree at one of the parade squares in Disneysea. I love the golden ornaments on this tree which gives it a rather regal appearance.

Tree by the bay

5. You know that you are by the seaside when you see a statue of Mickey with the steering wheel of ship.

Gingerbread tree

6. I’m sure you have heard about gingerbread houses during Christmas but how about a Gingerbread tree? I’m sure that kids will go wild over it if it was really edible.

Red Ribbon Tree

7. This Christmas tree was at the lobby of the hotel which we stayed. The tree was really very tall and touched the ceiling.

Painted on tree

8. In the spirit of Disney and all things magical there was a tree in our hotel room which was painted on the wall. It was the first time that we have seen such decor in a hotel room. The frog painted on the walls looked as if it had just jumped off the tree.

Mini fir trees

9. The kids and I spotted the mini fir trees with the train display in the hotel lobby. The trees added to the village display which they had.

Chip and Dale Treehouse

10. The coolest tree which we saw during our trip is definitely this acorn tree which Chip and Dale lives in. I am sure it will be uber cool to have such a tree in the backyard if we were living in a house.

What type of trees have you seen this December?

December 16, 2013

10 signs to tell that you are in Disneyland

Dominique Parenting and Kids, Thoughts, Travel Japan, Monday Listicles, Travel

The Mickey shuttle bus

During our trip to Tokyo Disneyland we stayed at one of their Disney Official hotels in the resort. We opted to stay at the Hilton Tokyo Bay as they had family rooms and enough beds for all the kids.

You know that you are in Disneyland when you see Mickey and Minnie on almost everything around you.

1. The shuttle bus from the hotel to the the train station has Mickey on the front and even on the side door.

The handles inside the train

2. The handles for you to hold on too while the train is moving is Mickey shaped.

The windows of the train

3. The windows of the train are shaped like mickey instead of the traditional circle or rectangle.

Mickey shaped Christmas decorations

4.The decorations at the train station were also Mickey shaped. The one that we were standing in front off should be one that was representing Minnie mouse as it had a bow in it.

Mickey shaped streamers

5. The streamers that were decorating the halls at Disneyland also had a Mickey embellishment in the middle.

Doggie boy with his ice lolly

6. Ice lollies that were sold in the park also had Mickey imprinted on it. They were very huge and the boys had trouble finishing them. We had to share the lollies that they bought to eat even though it was seriously cold at around 5 degrees that day.