69 days to go - planning my adventure
20 Ocak 2024, Almanya ⋅ ⛅ -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 ✅
- VisaOkumaya devam et
Saber Vivir en Barcelona
23 Şubat 2024, Ispanya ⋅ ☀️ 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, MobileOkumaya devam et
Snow-Fun in Sölden
9–15 Mar 2024, Avusturya ⋅ ☁️ -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: itOkumaya devam et
From Chaos to Time off
29 Mar–1 Nis 2024, Almanya ⋅ ☁️ 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 sureOkumaya devam et
My first day Tokyo Baby
3–6 Nis 2024, Japonya ⋅ 🌧 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 wayOkumaya devam et
Los Geht’s ✈️
4 Nisan 2024, Almanya ⋅ ☁️ 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 JapaneseOkumaya devam et
Tokyo day 2
5 Nisan 2024, Japonya ⋅ ☁️ 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 byOkumaya devam et
Nett hier…
6 Nisan 2024, Japonya ⋅ ☁️ 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 sectionOkumaya devam et
Off to Kyoto - Day 1
6 Nisan 2024, Japonya ⋅ ☁️ 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 apparentlyOkumaya devam et
Go with the flow - Day 2 in Kyoto 🌸
7 Nisan 2024, Japonya ⋅ ☁️ 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 theOkumaya devam et
♥️🦌Nara 🦌♥️
8 Nisan 2024, Japonya ⋅ ☁️ 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 offOkumaya devam et
About the capsule hotel…
8 Nisan 2024, Japonya ⋅ 🌧 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 onOkumaya devam et
Kyoto again
9 Nisan 2024, Japonya ⋅ 🌬 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 dragonOkumaya devam et
Ending Kyoto and …
10 Nisan 2024, Japonya ⋅ ☀️ 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 vintageOkumaya devam et
Off to Osaka
10 Nisan 2024, Japonya ⋅ ☀️ 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 insideOkumaya devam et
Osaka … starting early
11 Nisan 2024, Japonya ⋅ ☁️ 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 wonderfulOkumaya devam et
🌸Sakura impressions 🌸
11 Nisan 2024, Japonya ⋅ ☁️ 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, IOkumaya devam et
Hiroshima - great city, great history
12 Nisan 2024, Japonya ⋅ ☁️ 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 otherOkumaya devam et
… Atomic Bomb Memorial
12 Nisan 2024, Japonya ⋅ ☁️ 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 peaceOkumaya devam et
Cat therapy - desperate for furry cutie
12 Nisan 2024, Japonya ⋅ ☁️ 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 Nisan 2024, Japonya ⋅ ☁️ 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 someOkumaya devam et
Leaving Hiroshima
14 Nisan 2024, Japonya ⋅ ☀️ 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 beforeOkumaya devam et
Going back to Tokyo
14 Nisan 2024, Japonya ⋅ ⛅ 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 aOkumaya devam et
Early up in Tokyo
15 Nisan 2024, Japonya ⋅ ☀️ 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 BuddhistOkumaya devam et
About my last evening in Tokyo
15 Nisan 2024, Japonya ⋅ ⛅ 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!
AndOkumaya devam et





















































































































































































































































