2. Our first visit to the Rainforest Cafe
The girls were enamored with the Rainforest and its animals. I think they were so busy with all the sights and sounds that they could not concentrate on eating! Afterall, it is a sight-seeing spot. And a giftshop. And a bar. And a Build-A-Bear workshop. All in one.
So, food was definitely not on the priority list.
Every few minutes, the Elephants would trunk-ese. The gorillas would ooh-ooh-ese. The toucans would caw-caw-ese. The frogs would croak-croak-ese. The rain would fall. The alligator would open its mouth.
The girls tried to toss coins into the alligator's mouth -- kind of like that "hungry, hungry, hippo" game. They didn't master the coin tossing activity and claimed that the "yakudoshi" still exists. "When does my "yakudoshi" end?" asked Victoria in a dramatic whiny pleading voice. I find it difficult to equate "missing the alligator's mouth" with "yakudoshi". I hardly call that bad luck.
"I don't know," I respond, "when do you think it started?"
Since our rainforest departure, Petra inquires daily about the rainforest and our return! And I am not exaggerating about the daily question because she asks at least sixteen times per day!! And Victoria is still hung up on her bad luck year.
YAKUDOSHI = BAD LUCK YEAR (IN JAPAN)
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