I Went To IKEA And All I Got Was This Cup
Yesterday, we went East to the Chiba area, home to Narita Airport and Disneyland. The area was quite nice, with a little Japanese garden. However, the trend with beaches around Tokyo followed suit; it was pretty grim.
We also saw Relakuma - a popular character in Japan, the name being a mix of "relax" and "kuma" which translates as "bear". Cute.
One other attraction that has recently opened up in Chiba is IKEA. I've never been to one, and I'm pretty sure I wouldn't again. It's was vast: aisle after aisle, and showroom after showroom. However, I did like the tv in the bedroom, and the fun way to enter the kid's room.
Imagine if Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen had designed hell, every corner turned was more cheap, mostly tacky furtniture and junk; like these hearts and dragons which every modern house needs.
When we were sufficiently bored, we tried to leave but it took another ten or so minutes to find the way out. I think you are supposed to put your hands in this cushion, but I'm not sure. Any other uses you can imagine?
The result of our trip: a 25p cup for Keiko's new job.
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I've never been to IKEA either Philip. What an admission! Actually we are thinking of getting our new kitchen, if we ever get one that is, from IKEA but the nearest one to us is about three hours drive away unfortunately. Do you think they might let us park up our caravan in their car park overnight?
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