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We went to Odaiba today as we only had a few hours after getting up late and messing about at home for too long.The weather is really rainy season weather at the moment, so it was dull and grey all afternoon. It made it feel that we were in Shanghai already.

The place itself is a little tacky, but its a nice change for an afternoon to be able to smell the sea and sit at an outdoor cafe for lunch. The sound of people strolling by on the wooden decking as we drank our coffee made me a little homesick, especially as the coffee was pretty average.

Patrick enjoyed a seafood pasta dish, that wasn’t quite Renzo’s Docklands standard, but it wasn’t so far off.

We found the lovliest store though, full of wooden and glass trinkets and toys. I spent 30 minutes or so squealing at all the little glass creatures and trying to choose one to take home while Patrick patiently hung about holding my basket.

Eventually I chose for myself a smiling cat, a little pig sitting on a set of scales and breaking them, a bunny for Patrick and a few little Japanese figures to take home for Tracy. (Who hopefully wasn’t expecting a surprise… sorry Tracy!)

I wish I could have taken them all. The little fat piggly will sit in our kitchen in Hefei and remind me that I’m going to have to fit into Chinese wedding dresses soon, and inspire me to get back to my pre-quitting smoking size.

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