DAY 14: Tokyo. Saturday 8th April 2023 As I began to type this, we were sitting at Haneda airport, waiting to board our overnight flight back to Melbourne. It was time to say goodbye to Japan, unfortunately, but not before another enjoyable day was had in Tokyo, which now rates as one of, if not…
Month: April 2023
A taste of Kichijoji
DAY 13 – Friday 7th April 2023 (Our last full day in Japan 🙁 ) I’ve been on a few food walking tours over the years. It’s my very favourite thing to do. Barcelona still stands out as the best, but Athens with the Perry’s last year was right up there, and Prague was pretty…
Go Hard or Go Home!
DAY 12 Tokyo – Thursday 6th April 2023 When we woke on Thursday morning we realised, with much sadness, we only had two or so days left in Japan. It was time to go hard and see and experience as much of this city as possible while we could. Thursday, for me at least, was…
Its big!
Nagasaki and Tokyo: Day 10 and 11: Tuesday and Wednesday 4th and 5th of April Tokyo is the world’s biggest city, and this post is probably my biggest post ever… two days’ worth of Japanese adventures to follow 🙂 I decided to post two days’ at once, not because we haven’t done much, but because…
Skyfall in Nagasaki
DAY 9: Nagasaki. 3rd April 2023 The second reason we decided on visiting Nagasaki involved James Bond. Surprise, surprise 😉 Nicknamed Gunkanjima, or Battleship Island, because of its shape, Hashima island has an eerie, sinister look, perfect for say, a villain’s lair in an action movie. The inspiration for villain Raoul Silva’s deserted hideout in…
Nagasaki
Day 8: Hiroshima to Nagasaki – 2nd April 2023 Firstly, HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my beautiful baby sister Bek 🙂 In pretty much every city and town we go, we visit the supermarket. Not necessarily to buy things, but to understand more about the location and its culture. The way supermarkets are laid out tells you…
The trains are not always on time!
DAY 7: Osaka to Hiroshima Saturday 1st April 2023 Toilets. Let’s talk about Japanese toilets. Fancy toilets. Heated-seat toilets. Toilets with washing options (front or back). Toilets that sing to you, or even have piped running water music so that your next-door neighbour can’t tell if it’s you or the toilet making the noise. Never…
You Only Live Twice
DAY 6: Osaka and Himeji Friday 31st March 2023 25,000 steps on Thursday should have led to a sleep-in, but the prospect of a great buffet breakfast helped us to rise early, regardless of my aching legs. Breakfast did not disappoint, with a large selection of Continental and Asian foods on offer, including my choices…