Yay for Chibi Maruko-chan and Anpanman! When I lived in Japan on high school exchange, my host family's little boy taught me how to draw Anpanman, Doraemon, and a bunch of other little anime icons. Natsukashii!

It's not a hotel, but the Children's Museum (Musee de los Ninos) in San Jose, Costa Rica was an old prison too. It's painted a bright yellow now but the prison vibe is unmistakable, even though the exhibits inside are pretty awesome for kids.

http://www.costarica.com/images/stories/SanJosePics/childrenmuseum.jpg

I just spent five minutes watching a brilliant in-joke that, apparently, no one (other than the camera person and the unseen carillon player) got. Brilliant.

Even worse, the survivors, after being plucked from the water, were detained, sleep-deprived, and forced by Transocean to sign waivers or told they wouldn't be allowed to go home. BP sounds worse than Stalin.

http://www.americablog.com/2010/05/deepwater-crew-allege-they-were.html

LOL

I got this tasty treat:

Porridge Oats Crumble
Serves 3
You will need:

* 4 cabbages
* 60g porridge oats

Instructions:

1. pre-heat the oven to 220 C
2. whisk the cabbages
3. toast the porridge oats
4. bake for 80 minutes and serve hot

Yum.

I once stuck a pair of stripey socks sticking out from under that point in the roof, thinking I was an awesome guerilla artist.

I don't think anyone noticed, and now it's gone. Sigh.