Tokyo Day 3 – KidZania Careers & Colourful Cravings 🛠️🥦🧋

Konnichiwa again, fellow foodies and fun-chasers! It’s Ted and Francesca reporting from Day 3 in Tokyo, where we did something truly wild… we became grown-ups. 😱

Okay, not actually grown-ups — but thanks to KidZania, we spent the day pretending to be adults, earning money, flying planes, fixing gas pipes, and (most importantly) making cheesecake. But don’t worry, we still made time for our real jobs: eating epic food.

Here’s how it all went down:

🍜 Brunch: Balinese Bliss in the Heart of Tokyo

After a very slow start and some metro maze madness, we finally landed in Shinjuku with one goal: feed Ted before he turned into a hangry Godzilla. 🦖

The food gods led us to a cozy Balinese restaurant that instantly reminded us of our Christmas in Bali — warm vibes, spicy smells, and zero wait time (thankfully).

We shared mie goreng (fried noodle magic), satay chicken (grilled to perfection), and a spicy beef bowl that made our taste buds do a happy dance.
It must’ve been salty though, because we left extra thirsty, so we tracked down some bubble tea and more of that fancy Tokyo coffee Mum and Dad are basically addicted to now.

Francesca said the meal was “a flavour flashback to Bali,” and Ted stopped being hangry, so it was a win all around.

🛠️ KidZania: Tiny Grown-Ups, Big Fun

The main event today was KidZania Tokyo — and let us tell you, it was radical.

We got to try out real jobs and earn pretend money, which is basically grown-uping without bills or boring meetings.

Here’s what we did:

Ted fixed gas pipes while Francesca published a book in Japanese (move over, JK Rowling)👷🏽📚
Francesca and Lucia baked a cheesecake like pros (Luci was possibly the cutest little chef ever)👩‍🍳
We both flew a plane and drove cars (everyone survived, you’re welcome) ✈️🚘
We opened a bank account had our own ATM cards and walked around like tiny business bosses. 💳🕴️

🥕 Dinner: Veggie Victory at ‘We Are The Farm’

After 4 hours of serious adulting, we were starving — but also craving veggies. Tokyo has been amazing, but let’s just say our bodies were crying out for something green.

So we found a place called We Are The Farm, which might be the most veggie-glorious restaurant in Tokyo. The restaurant is part of a farm and serves fresh produce direct from it’s fields so it’s super fresh and tasty.

We munched on cucumber, carrots, bell peppers, mushrooms, and kale drizzled with balsamic vinegar or dipped in soy sauce – a veggie taste sensation. 🌽🌈
We devoured a creamy burrata (so fast there was no time for photos — R.I.P. burrata pic).
We also shared beef cutlets and some fried chicken because, you know, balance.

Mum declared it her favourite meal in Tokyo so far. Dad just nodded with a mouth full of mushroom.

On the way home, Ted finally gave in to the siren call of the ice cream vending machine at the metro station — grabbing a late-night dessert he’d been eyeing since Day 1. Lucia also wanted in on the action despite the fact that we were trying to rush her home to bed as it was well past her bedtime. 🍦🚇👶