🎄Merry Christmas🎄

Our very first Christmas in Japan! From our families to yours-- Merry Christmas!

We used Christmas day as a day of recovery and pure relaxation. We did not leave the apartment once. A large part of that was probably due to the fact that we have been on the go so much. More than likely we all needed a day of recovery, and what better day to have lounging around the apartment?

Miklos made everyone french toast for breakfast. He also used our takoyaki maker to put a fun spin on takoyaki. Don't know what takoyaki is? Okay, here's the scoop-- takoyaki is a Japanese street food. It's a dough-like ball that has a piece of octopus inside and has a variety of condiments on top. A traditional version of takoyaki would be topped with a sauce (similar to worcestershire), mayo, green onion, and bonito flakes. This is Miklos's absolute favorite Japanese food! No wonder he bought a takoyaki maker for the apartment. At home, he makes his own delicious vegetarian version of takoyaki

to accomodate Tori. However, on Christmas he used the taokyaki maker and made a dessert takoyaki. It had chocolate bits inside and was sprinkled with powdered sugar. It was a hit on Christmas morning!

The remainder of the day was spent opening presents, watching Christmas movies, listening to Christmas music, playing cards, and having a delicious Christmas feast!

When in Rome.... or in this case, when in Japan, do as the Japanese

do... right? That being said, we could not resist pre-ordering a matcha (green tea) buche de noel cake. Oh, and do not worry... supermarkets also allow you to pre-order speciality Christmas pet desserts, too. This, of course, we were also not able to resist, and needless to say our fur babies enjoyed their Christmas treat!