The BEST Summer Ever

“Hurry up Michelle!” my mom shouted, “We’re going to be late!”My mom and I were going to Taiwan, but we were going to stop at Japan, stay there for three days, and right after we were going to Taiwan. It was only me and my mom going to Japan, because my brothers left a few days earlier, and my dad was departing a month after us.
A taxi arrived in front of our house, so we put our entire luggage in it. After what seemed like hours of painful waiting, we finally got to the immense airport. We checked-in, and gave our luggage to the lady there. We went shopping after. There was a store where they gave free samples of delicious- in my opinion anyways- tuna and crackers. I ate two samples, and when I reached for the third, my mom said to leave it for the other people.
When we got on the plane, I noticed that there were a lot of games, so I started playing them. At the end, I was playing tic-tac-toe and kept on winning. When it was lunchtime, I ordered a dish with chicken and rice, but most of the rice was really hard, so I only ate a little. The dessert was scrumptious though, because it was mango mousse. I fell asleep soon after I finished the mousse. The next time I opened my eyes, I saw the Japan airport below us.
Eventually, when we stepped out of the airport, it felt like we were shoved into an enormous oven. It was really hot, and the air was stuffy. We waited a few minutes for the limousine bus to come (with, thankfully, air conditioning), and got on. I don’t know why they called it a “limousine bus” because the inside and outside was the same as any other bus except for the Japanese words.
When I first stepped into the 5 star hotel, it was like I was in a castle. There were lights everywhere, and a few colossal sparkling chandeliers. The lady at the front desk checked us in, and gave us tickets for breakfast because we already paid.
After we were settled, we set off for dinner. We went to the mall and bought sushi to bring back to the hotel. There was a little fridge in the corner, and I decided to see if there was anything in it. There was a sign next to the fridge that read: If you take a drink out of the fridge, the cost will be automatically put into your receipt. I opened the fridge door. It was loaded with drinks. There was coke, juice, wine, water, and loads of other drinks. When I looked closer at the fridge, I noticed that there was a detector beside each drink, so they would know if you took a drink out of its spot.
The next day, we woke up at 6:00 am for breakfast. There were 5 restaurants to pick from, and after 5 minutes of deciding, we picked the Japanese-Western one. At the entrance of the restaurant was a fountain with lights around it. There was so much to eat: fries, cakes, rice, fruits, and much more. It was really delicious.
After lunch, we took a bus to Disneyland. My favourite rides were “It’s a small world” and “The pirates of the Caribbean”. When we were on the bus going back to the hotel, I almost fell asleep.
The next morning, we went shopping and I bought lots of toys, a lunch box, candy, and a watch. It was sort of boring though, because I had to wait for her when she tried on clothes.
The third day, we went to the park. It was kind of scary because it was raining, and no one except me and my mom were there. I saw a small lake and a weird building behind it. My mom said that she would take a picture of me in front of the lake. When I stood in front of the water, I felt as if I was going to fall in.
A few hours later on the plane, I thought of all the things we did in Tokyo, and of all the things we were going to do in Taiwan.
That was the best summer ever.

-Michelle Yang