Tokyo holiday in Odaiba (2)

One unexpected plus from staying in our cool hotel in Odaiba was the proximity to famous celebrities.   Although they seemed stiff at first, they were in fact very approachable and we were even able take some photos together.  

Hannah-Papa with Julia Roberts.

Julia Roberts:  "If you could have just one wish come true tonight, what would it be?"
Hannah-Papa:  "New knees"

Hannah in a cool bar with George Clooney.

Hannah with Maida Atsuko from AKB48

Hannah Pap with his holiness the Delai Lama

And President Obama

Hannah doing sit-ups with David Beckham

and arabesques with Mao Asada

Singing karaoke with Michael Jackson

and Michael Jackson

Hannah having Breakfast at Tiffanys with Audry Hepburn

Riding the flying bicycle with E.T.

Kung fu with Bruce Lee

Hannah-papa with another of his heroes, Sakamoto Ryoma

In case you hadn't guessed already, Odaiba also has a branch of Madame Tussards.   It was a lot more fun for me than I expected, although perhaps a less fun for Hannah as she didn't recognize many of the celebrities.   Luckily we had watched ET together a few weeks earlier, which she had really liked.

Tokyo holiday in Odaiba (1)

On Thursday we flew to Tokyo to start our summer holidays

It was great to be back in Japan and see the old familiar landmarks.

We stayed in a Hotel in Odaiba on an island in Tokyo Bay just on the other side of Rainbow Bridge with great views of Tokyo and the port of Tokyo

On Friday Rika needed to prepare for the Craft Fair, so Hannah and I went sight-seeing together.

First stop was Legoland in the Decks mall nearby in Odaiba.  Hannah joined a lego 'master-builders' class.

She followed the instruction diligently...

... and made this wonderful dragon.

And this is the Dragon  from the elite 'otaku' class

Legoland had a large playroom for the kids, which Hannah enjoyed very much.

It was thoughtfully designed for Dad's with napping  benches outside.

The Decks complex  also had an amusement arcade where Hannah could play

She is becoming and adept of 'Taiko no Tatsujin' which she also plays on her Rika's I-pad

And the Old Tokyo floor in Decks had some interesting shops and some good caricature artists

This was the artist's impression of us: