DAY 5: Nagoya to Osaka The time has come for me to take control of all dining decisions. It’s a fair call. Dave can decide historical monuments, museums and even transport routes. But really, after choosing an Australian themed (but American-owned) steakhouse for dinner on Wednesday night, it was time to get back to the…
Month: March 2023
You were given one job…
DAY 4: Hakodate to Nagoya (29th March 2023) I’m so glad we visited Hakodate and after a 15,000-step day on Tuesday, I was very much looking forward to a day mostly spent sitting comfortably in a Bullet Train! Our next stop was Nagoya, a large city (approximately the same size as Brisbane) about 430km south-west…
It’s all about Balance
Day 3 – HAKODATE I had an “OMG, I am so excited” moment when we woke up and looked out the window of our hotel on day three on our Japan holiday adventure. I had slept well and after much research was really looking forward to getting out of the hotel and exploring Hakodate. Dave…
The end of the line!
DAY 2: Tokyo to Hakodate As I mentioned yesterday, the reason we stayed near Tokyo Central station was so we could easily get to the Japan Rail Office in the morning to exchange our vouchers for rail passes and book seats on our first train. It seems that the queues of day one were to…
Please join the Far Queue!
DAY 1: Melbourne to Tokyo Nihon e Yo-koso. Welcome to Japan! It’s now mid-morning on Monday and we are already on our first Bullet Train! The countryside is whipping by as we travel at more than 200km/hr on the Hayabusa 19 from Tokyo to Hakodate. Hakodate is a small city on the south end of…
Konnichiwa
Hello Blog readers… long time no chat! Well to be honest, it hasn’t been that long, but I have good news! In a week or so Dave and I are heading off on a 14 day trip to Japan! This has been in the planning for quite a while. We had booked and paid for…