Trip Preparation & Departure from Japan

• M editing today's video while creator makes wooden Mother's Day gift
• Summer festival visit with baby
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Japan Activities Before Departure

• Picnic with fruit and bread
• Watercolor painting attempt with Mount Fuji as subject
• Wood carving activity - baby loves watching
• Saying goodbye to "eggy" and preparing for Italy/Sweden trip

Travel to Italy

• 3 AM departure, 4 hours sleep before flight
• Crowded train stations, busier than Tokyo
• Three-hour train ride planned
• Pizza stop before departure

Italy Visit - Nostalgic Return

• Visiting grandparents' house where early YouTube videos recorded
• Basement and kitchen table where channel "became biggest on YouTube"
• Self-conscious about recording noise initially
• "Strange feeling" returning to where career took off
• Found four-leaf clover to give to baby (first since age 10)

Dolomites Adventure (3 days)

• Meeting UK friends at destination
• Challenging check-in: carrying luggage down slippery hill
• Three Peaks location - iconic shot obscured by clouds
• Irish men encounter (joking about potatoes)
• Hiking with baby in carrier
• Double rainbow sighting - "pot of gold" joke with Irish friend
• Weather challenges: rain during hike

Lake Activities (Lago de Brian)

• 5 AM and 7 AM wake-ups from baby
• Walking around entire lake with baby
• Stone skipping demonstration
• Colors resembling Italian flag
• Intense hike with approaching rain
• Downhill rush to avoid storm

Sweden Visit

• Flight to Bergen, then Sweden
• Parents caring for baby during spa time
• Ocean swimming in cold water (17°C/wonderful temperature)
• Outdoor bouldering/climbing final day
• Famous climbing spot in farmer's backyard
• Lead climbing and bouldering available
• Parents helping carry equipment while M watches baby
• Dad stepped in cow poop incident
• Successful climbing attempts with family spotting
• Lunch stop at pretty area

Trip Conclusion

• 30 minutes final climbing before airport departure
• Realization of how much they're missed in Europe
• Recognition of missing everyone back home
• Overall positive trip experience