Day 2 in Osaka - Universal Studios

We'd thought Universal Studios was very far away from where we were staying, but it's just a 20min train ride. Very convenient.

We started the day with a McDonald's breakfast!

Inside the park, this is the first character we met - Woody Woodpecker

Followed by Shrek and Fiona

And first thing that Nadine wanted to do was to paint her face!

She was so pleased with the result

Aaron, on the other hand, wanted to take photos with all the cars he saw

Including the Flying Ford Anglia from The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, which he recognised as the flying car in Harry Potter instantly.

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter was really a replica of the show. As soon as we entered the place, Nadine immediately shouted "Diagon Alley"!

Aaron was too young for the rides, and the queues were super long anyway. But we managed walking tour of Hogwarts Castle.

We went to the more age-appropriate Universal Wonderland next, where Aaron went on the Elmo drive repeatedly, while Nadine and I went on the Hello Kitty Cupcake ride.

And after that, Daddy and Nadine went on the Elmo's Bubble Bubble ride, Aaron happily played at the Grover's Construction Company area, all by himself. 

That's the difference between Nadine and Aaron. Nadine would go to the playground and make friends within 5 min with anyone and start playing with them. Aaron, on the other hand, is happy playing on his own.

Next, Daddy brought Nadine for the Spiderman ride, which freaked her out big-time. She burst into tears as soon as they got out of the ride. And that sure reminded us that Nadine is still a little kid even though she sometimes makes us feel like she's a teenager.

That rounded up our 1st day at Universal Studios. The kids were so distracted that they didn't care for any lunch and only had ice-cream. So we decided to take our dinner at ... McDonald's before heading back to the apartment for an early night.

The McDonald's in Japan tasted so much better than those in Singapore. The beef and veggie were so much nicer and fresher. Wish we could have such quality in Singapore's Mc's!