69 days to go - planning my adventure
20 января 2024 г., Германия ⋅ ⛅ -2 °C
Let‘s Go! Well, not yet, but planning is at least as much fun as looking forward to this trip! I’m so excited so much to do but some things I can already check:
- Destinations decided ✅
- VisaЧитать далее
Saber Vivir en Barcelona
23 февраля 2024 г., Испания ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Time seems to run - only 30 days to go till my adventure starts.
Yet, I am not spending my time planning and preparing at home but went in a business trip to wonderful Barcelona. Meetings, MobileЧитать далее
Snow-Fun in Sölden
9–15 мар. 2024, Австрия ⋅ ☁️ -4 °C
What would life be without some get away now and then… I know, I’ll have a lot of time for get-away very very soon. Still, the annual skiing trip couldn’t be skipped. And what should I say: itЧитать далее
From Chaos to Time off
29 мар.–1 апр. 2024, Германия ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
What a week, it seemed like an unsolvable challenge to pack for a trip like this! So what do you pack when you travel for four months, to four countries, in four seasons? Not an easy task and I sureЧитать далее
My first day Tokyo Baby
3–6 апр. 2024, Япония ⋅ 🌧 14 °C
Tokyo, finally - after a rough first night, we headed off to discover this beautiful city. Starting at the amazing shibuja crossing with the seemingly efficient pedestrian and traffic flow (by the wayЧитать далее
Los Geht’s ✈️
4 апреля 2024 г., Германия ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Finally the day is there - but it still doesn’t feel like I am leaving my Bonn home for four months now :)
I feel like a donkey with all the luggage - and before I leave for the real JapaneseЧитать далее
Tokyo day 2
5 апреля 2024 г., Япония ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
Tokyo is just so exciting to just tell the story in 1 blogpost.
So, on my second day here, Lena and headed for the Tsukiji fish market and
- after stumbling into a traditional Japanese wedding byЧитать далее
Nett hier…
6 апреля 2024 г., Япония ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
… aber waren Sie schon mal in Baden Württemberg?
They are everywhere. When in Iceland, we found them at every place and I’ll keep the lookout while I’m traveling. Wo this is the Japan sectionЧитать далее
Off to Kyoto - Day 1
6 апреля 2024 г., Япония ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
Today it’s my first ride in the Shinkansen - I’m taking the Tokaido-Sanyo Shinkansen that brings me to Kyoto, which would be a 6+ hours drive - in just 2:12hrs - right on time! And apparentlyЧитать далее
Go with the flow - Day 2 in Kyoto 🌸
7 апреля 2024 г., Япония ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
After my first night in a capsule hotel - which was surprisingly pleasant :) - I now head off for my second day in Kyoto. And there’s a lot in my list…
Starting off with wandering through theЧитать далее
ПутешественникSounds like a great adventure, now I also want to do a travel and time off like this :) do you have pictures of the capsule hotel? Habe fun and a great adventure travel time
ПутешественникWill take some today ;) haha maybe you get some more weeks and just come join me in Australia or New Zealand 😘😘😘
ПутешественникIch würde dich so gerne besuchen 😻aber leider sind keine Urlaubstage mehr frei 😘
ПутешественникSchade schade aber vielleicht klappt es ja bald noch mit gemeinsamem Urlaub ;) hab noch mehr als 4 Wochen übrig nach meiner Reise 😅
♥️🦌Nara 🦌♥️
8 апреля 2024 г., Япония ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
6:00 the alarm goes off and for a second I hated my life 😂 but then I remembered that it was going to be Nara today - bowing deer 🦌😅, massive temples, shrines…
So off we went!
Starting offЧитать далее
About the capsule hotel…
8 апреля 2024 г., Япония ⋅ 🌧 17 °C
… not just bunk beds…
Just for you to get an idea of how to stay in Kyoto ;)
2 square meters of bed to sleep in, free amenities, free drinks in the evening, lockers in one floor, bathrooms onЧитать далее
ПутешественникAber Privatsphäre ;) und man kann aufrecht sitzen ;)) besser als normale Stockbetten ;)
Kyoto again
9 апреля 2024 г., Япония ⋅ 🌬 13 °C
Starting my last day in Kyoto with beautiful Fushimi Inari. Set, it’s as crowded as it can get. But with an unplanned hike up the mountain behind, I get some space :) and a little dragonЧитать далее
Ending Kyoto and …
10 апреля 2024 г., Япония ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
… with a visit to big Buddhist Temple Bulkō-ji and Byōdō-Temple for health.
And then it’s just a 45 min. Train ride with the Hankyu Kyoto limited express to Osaka - a really beautiful vintageЧитать далее
Off to Osaka
10 апреля 2024 г., Япония ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Whilst Kyoto is really traditional, Osaka is a bustling, loud, colorful city.
Starting with some culture and tradition at Osaka Castle! Impressive from the outside, rather dull museum from the insideЧитать далее
Osaka … starting early
11 апреля 2024 г., Япония ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
Today I got up really early to soo wonderful Sumiyoshi Taisha Shrine without too many tourists. And my efforts were rewarded. Just a few locals and not other tourists at all 😍 and wonderfulЧитать далее
🌸Sakura impressions 🌸
11 апреля 2024 г., Япония ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
One big reason why I included Japan in my travels is, that it was Sakura season (cherry blossom) -t the time I started my trip!
And it’s really beautiful to see all those trees blossoming, though, IЧитать далее
Hiroshima - great city, great history
12 апреля 2024 г., Япония ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
Starting with the Shinkansen from Osaka to Hiroshima in just 1:25h, a 330km journey which would usually take 4:30hrs.
Arrived and off to beautiful Shukeien garden with blossoming cherries and otherЧитать далее
… Atomic Bomb Memorial
12 апреля 2024 г., Япония ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
After a little Indian lunch, I head to the atomic bomb dome, a former commerce building skeleton after the 1945 atomic bombing. Very impressive. And proceeding to the peace memorial park, with peaceЧитать далее
Cat therapy - desperate for furry cutie
12 апреля 2024 г., Япония ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
After this really emotional and saddening side of the day, I long for something relaxing. Cat therapy is the means of choice 🐈 ♥️
Day trip to Miyajima
13 апреля 2024 г., Япония ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Today I headed off early to Miyajima to skip the masses. First train then little ferry and here I am, with just a handful of other early tourists… or maybe ten hands ;) the island also has someЧитать далее
Leaving Hiroshima
14 апреля 2024 г., Япония ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
What a wonderful city! I am not really sure about what it is, but I really fell to like Hiroshima. The people, the peace park, Miyajima and so on. A great place.
Yet I still have to leave. But beforeЧитать далее
Going back to Tokyo
14 апреля 2024 г., Япония ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
The Shikansen back to Tokyo takes only 3:50 for what would be a 10 hour car ride. And it has a great highlight up its sleeve: due to the great weather and my seat by the window, I finally get aЧитать далее
Early up in Tokyo
15 апреля 2024 г., Япония ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Today I’m early up and out of the hotel. I want to get an early go to Tsukiji Outer market (fish market) and do some shopping and maybe grab a little snack. But before: walking by wonderful BuddhistЧитать далее
About my last evening in Tokyo
15 апреля 2024 г., Япония ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Not many words needed I think. Japan was great and enjoyed my last evening to the fullest - really delicious sushi made by a great chef at Uogashi Nihon-Ichi Shibuya Dogenzaka. SOOOO Yummi!
AndЧитать далее