It becomes a regular feature that we visit a playground when we trip to other towns. Usually, there are some new types of equipment, and my daughters looking forward to finding and enjoying them. It's the one of Rye. There is a strange sli…

We went to the "Rye", where remains a lot of medieval buildings or roads. It's quite near from our town Brighton or London, and it takes about 2hours by train. Because Rye is a compact, cute town, the one-day trip from London is preferred.…

I used to use the "Biore" series for my skincare and used "NIVEA" for children. But there's no Biore in the UK, and I like the flavor of NIVEA, so I became a heavy user of NIVEA now. It's a little difficult to find the favorite items in a …

One of the breakfasts of trip days. We usually stayed at B&B without breakfast, but this hotel served a hot breakfast! That was the Scottish breakfast, so we enjoyed that much. The black pudding and Haggis are distinctive to the Scottish b…

This is the best shot of the Highland cows during the trip. I took this photo via binoculars. We excepted that we can meet them many times as sheep, but we met them only 3 times during the 13days trip. The drive was a Highland cow hunting …

I bought these goods for souvenirs ...yes, too much I noticed that I extremely love the Highland cows. The photo of 10 years ago, which we had been to Edinburgh, shows that I bought a headdress of the Highland cow So I couldnot stop buying…

The last day of this trip was the city Inverness. Inverness os the central city of the Highland. We walked along the river Ness, and enjoyed the view. That was a long, enjoyable trip The best thing is, all of the member was healthy during …

She is looking for "Nessie" the monster which is thought to exist in Loch Ness! We visited the Loch Ness and the castle "Urquhart" on the lake. After that, we visited the exhibition center of Neasie. I had known very dew about Nessie, so t…

We went to Skye island and hiked to this strange shaped rock "old man of Storr". This rock looks as if it is standing stuck in the ground. My 4y daughter hiked by herself all the way. 2y daughter also climbed the step almost by herself! Wh…

We walked into Eilean Donan Castle. It is known by its beautifule and fairy-tale looks. Unfortunately, it rained a little, but the castle and scenery were enough beautifule. The clerk kindly told and showed us the "spy hole" in the main ha…

We hiked the beautiful valley "Glencoe". We walked around the visitor center, and down to the bottom of the valley on foot. That was so grand✨ Looking up at the mountains from below was very special. Our daughters enjoyed not only the view…

We cruised to the "Stuffa" island which constructed with the volcanic lava. It's famous for its natural shape of hexagonal stone pillars, and the cave which sounds like pipe organ. We like the piece "the cave of Fingal" which modeled after…

We ate this Mussels at Oban, where is famous for its sea port and fresh sea food. My 4y daughter liked it very much and ate a lot It was soooooo nice. We also ate bread with dipping to Mussels' soup. It was extra aweaome. I want to eat it …

We visited National Museum of Scotland yesterday. There was so huge and we spend about 5 hours. The collections are not only Scottish ones. The most exciting exhibition for our children was, this animal zone. A variety of animals are intro…

We joined the boat tour of Scottish Seabord Center yesterday. Look at the picture! The white ones are all seabirds!!️ This rock is a heaven of the seabirds, and we can see the birds flying, nesting, and swimming. My 4y daughter said this t…

We observed the Royal yacht Britania yesterday. The rooms for king and queen are gorgeous, and machine room, flags, and pilothouse made me fun For kids, they offers the treasure haunt which find and count the hidden stuffed dogs in the shi…

We enjoyed the boat cruise to see this red old long bridge "Forth bridge". It constructed at 1890, and registered as a world helitage site. We also landed a small island "Inchcolm" and walk around. There were some remnants of the WW1. My d…

We went to the castle of Edinburgh and Calton hill yesterday. My husband and I had visited the castle and the hill 10 years ago. They looked the same as they did and reminded me of those days. But the hiking with children was extra fun We …

We are in Edinburgh now. Yesterday was the moving day from Beighton, and we walked around the castle of Edinburgh. We ate the Scottish dish "Hagis" at night. It was amazing. Some street perfoemance were held here, like fiddle or bagpipes, …

My elder 4y daughter began to learn "Phonics" with this book. I bought it at Poundland for £3≒¥450. Now, she can read almost Single Sounds and their combination, like "cat", "bed", "ant". The next stage is Medial Sounds like "oo", "ea". It…

Sorry for the half-eaten photo! When we went to the acquaintances' house, they cooked this English pudding for us! The ingredients were many raspberries which were grown in their garden That was so nice. We could eat it with custard or ice…

PepperPig! We knew it before moving to the UK because my nieces who lived in Sweden liked it. But haven't not so much interest in it. However, once my daughters watched the anime on TV, they are addicted to it. My eldest daughter begged my…

Look! This is the basement of our acquaintances' house! There was no basement when I visited here 10 years ago. They added this basement because he wants a wine cellar. The temperature is kept around 19℃, and many wines are there Also Chri…

We visited a small town that our acquaintances are living. The town is so cute and full of green, especially well-kept lawns. We spend time at their home and served lunch & snacks. My husband and I had visited here 10 years ago, and we tol…

Yesterday, we met the Japanese - UK half kids at the park. They can understand and talk Japanese, and their mother is Japanese. I talked much with her, and the children played together They are the first friends for our daughters in the UK…

Sticker game✨ My second daughter was gifted the sticker book from her friend of a Japanese nursery before moving to the UK. She takes very good care of it and seldom played. But recently, she is addicted to putting on the stickers on her b…

These days, I often quick cook sandwiches for lunch after playground. The sold breads much suit for sandwiches and there's a lot of variation. In addition, breads are very cheeper than Japan☺️ We can eat like sesami bread, whole wheat brea…

We met this small super cute bird at Stanmer Park. It was relatively used to the people and stayed near us for a while. Yesterday, we went to the library and read a bird picture book, and found this bird named "Robin"! How cute name My 4y …

On the way to Stanmer Park, we found this "perfect" playground near our house. While I checked the google map for playgrounds, I found this green zone, but there were no playground photos. So I thought there's no playground in this area. B…

We went to Stanmer Park in northern Brighton yesterday. It has large forests and lawns, some cafes and a playground. We hiked and had lunch. We stayed there for about 5 hours! My daughters walked well, and found many plants, bugs, animals,…