Visitors!

We were so excited that Ryan's cousin Nathan and his wife Kerry could fly out and visit last week. They spent most of their time skiing (look for a future post), but we did have a few days to explore in our area.

While in Tokyo, they had the chance to try takoyaki. For those of you with Danish heritage, it's similar to ebelskiver. They pour dough and chunks of octopus in the griddle and then slowly turn it to form a ball. They're pretty good.



They're typically topped with mayo (of course!), some sort of thick soy sauce-type sauce, and bonito (dried fish flakes).


Mmmm, mmmm, good!



We somehow managed to see two monkeys in one day while in Tokyo. One monkey was on a random street corner. He was drinking from a bottle with his owner. The second monkey was actually a kiddy act near the Tokyo tower. We missed the act, but did manage to watch the monkey pick tasty treats out of his fur.



It's actually pretty ironic that we spotted the monkeys. The day before our trip to Tokyo, Ryan read online about a bar/restaurant near Tokyo where they have a monkey who serves you your drinks. We wanted to go, but it's unfortunately 1.5 hours North of Tokyo. (and we're 1-1.5 hours South of Tokyo) You can find a clip on Utube if you want to check it out.

On their last full day in Japan, we ate outside in 50 degree weather, basking in the sun. Bliss!