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March - July 2017
A 113-day adventure by chantal Read more
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  • chantal muellerEinisch um d Wäut
    Day 1

    Let's rock'n'roll

    March 21, 2017 in Switzerland ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C

    Iz geits los, how exciting is that! My dearest cousine quickly cut my pony at 5:30am (so they can't grab me by it and I have a clear view) and brought us to the train station. My mum and and my best friend Sophie accompanied me to the airport and Sophie gave me that hand-made, beautiful, personalized journal. All in all, what a lucky girl I am!Read more

  • chantal muellerEinisch um d Wäut
    Day 2

    Tokyo und Wiedersehen Nr.1

    March 22, 2017 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C

    Nach zwei interessanten Flügen mit tollen Gesprächen bin ich in Tokyo gelandet bei wunderbarem Wetter. Ich habe den Zug nach Nippori-Station genommen, wo Etsuko schon auf mich gewartet hat, so schön! Nachdem ein kleines Ticketproblem mithilfe eines freundlichen Herrn gelöst war (ich kam mir schon auffallend vor mit grossen Rucksack und ich sowieso grösser als viele, dann hab ich noch das Ticket am falschen Ort reingesteckt, sodass der Arme noch den Schlüssel holen musste...etwas peinlich) kamen wir im Apartment von Etsuko an. In der letzten Stunde konnte ich dank Etsukos Hilfe meinen Trip nach Niijima buchen. Da aktuell off-season ist, spricht kaum jemand Englisch und da wollten sie mich nicht. Zum Glück fand sich eine ehemalige Englischlehrerin, welche ein B&B führt und mich aufnimmt. Das ist das Programm für nächste Woche, bald gibts z'Nacht und Morgen steht Ueno auf dem Programm.Read more

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  • chantal muellerEinisch um d Wäut
    Day 4

    Yokohama

    March 24, 2017 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C

    What a day yesterday! I slept for 12h straight, had a delicious breakfast made by Etsuko and then we headed to town. Etsuko had a meeting so I explored this city by foot, starting in Akasaka, walking next to the parliament, where a lot was going on because the minister was expected to defend himself because of a scandal. So I talked to some Japanese with a megaphone and asked what was going on and to some French journalists, very interesting. Then I continued to the emperial palace, walked through Ginza and met Etsuka and her friend for dinner. I am in food heaven here with all the fish, fresh food and soups. After that we had a karaokesession, that was very funny. Today I meet a couple which were once customers at the Vomfass in Murten. That was ca. 2009, I hope we will find each other!Read more

  • chantal muellerEinisch um d Wäut
    Day 4

    Wiedersehen Nr. 2

    March 24, 2017 in Japan ⋅ 🌙 8 °C

    We found each other easily. They suggested to spend the day in Kamakura. So we took the train and went to see different shrines and temples as well as a big buddha. We had a delicious lunch in a traditional japanese restaurant. I was again in food heaven. The language we had during our conversation was a mix of English, German, French and Italian. He is a Professor in European History of Economics and lived in Amsterdam and Torino in the late sixties and seventies. Actually we figured out that we met in 2007. He then just finished the pilgrim to Santiago de Compostela. What a lovely couple they are, I am grateful and humbled that I was able to spend some time with them. Now I will head home and hopefully find the flat of Etsuko, since I will be on my own tonight before heading to Osaka tomorrow. I'm already in love with this country and the people living in.Read more

  • chantal muellerEinisch um d Wäut
    Day 5

    'wow-ed'

    March 25, 2017 in Japan ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C

    I am lost for words, I am having such a good time thanks to Etsuko. Yesterday I took the train to Osaka, where I met Etsuko again, then we ate some 551 hourai, then continued to Kyoto, where we met Masumi, a student friend of her. Lovely woman, same age as me, we had a blast. We visited some temples, had Maccha tea, lot's of good conversations and laughs. A childhood friend of Etsuko drove us to her home, we had some delicious dinner (Takoyaki) somewhere at a resting area. In Kasai I met her mom, a wonderful woman. We communicated with hands and feet and somehow ended dancing vals. Today I met her father and the grandmother. What a lovely family they are. Now we are on the way to the castle in Himeji.Read more

  • chantal muellerEinisch um d Wäut
    Day 6

    Not the only tourist here

    March 26, 2017 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C

    So yesterday I visited Hijemi castle with Etsuko and her parents. It was very crowded since it is the nice season with the cherryblossom. They haven't been blooming yet, they will soon show their pinkness. We couldn't visit the inner part of the castle because I had a train to catch to Hiroshima. After some Sushi I took another Shinkansen to this city and headed to the Memorial Mueseum. I've never been in a Museum with so many people. That was crazy. Nevertheless it left some impressions on me. Difficult to imagine that such a man made catastrophe really happened and all this hurt and pain it left behind. Very sad. And we still do not learn from it.
    After this how-it-feels-to-be-a-sardine-experience I took a walk to Hiroshima Castle and then took the Shinkansen to Osaka. In the train I met a Southafrican couple, we had a nice chat so the train ride was over quickly. I changed train in Osaka and headed back to Tokyo which feels kind of home already.    Read more

  • chantal muellerEinisch um d Wäut
    Day 7

    Rain for the first time

    March 27, 2017 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 7 °C

    Today it's pouring and very cold. Not bad so I can slow down a little after all this impressions. The couple from the train yesterday recommended to visit Akihabara with all these amine and the to Shinjiku, what I did. The amine thing and all those gambling halls are a little bit crazy, I didn't stay long and went to Shinjuku. I am lucky not to be shopping-addicted because here it's shopping paradise. As food interests me waaaaay more I somehow landed in an all you can eat restaurant, where I am sitting at the moment. The desserts are funny looking, in pastel colors, mostly pink and very sweet. Oh and I have to go to the loo now, which I love because of the heated toiletseats 😊Read more

  • chantal muellerEinisch um d Wäut
    Day 8

    Niijima

    March 28, 2017 in Japan ⋅ 🌙 12 °C

    My journey to Niijima began already when I arrived here with the non-japanese-speaking state of mine mentioned before. So I was very excited to see if everything had worked out. It did and how it did. It's a little paradise here.
    The ferry ride was quick, I slept on the floor with many others and quite rested I woke up at 5:30. Arriving time in Niijima was 8:30 and I re-met Maria, a girl from Moscow, spending a week on Niijima with friends to surf. She was the other not Asian person on the ship. The lady of the B&B picked me up from the pier and after quickly taking my room I started the first part of my walk up to Mt. Miyatsuka, the highest point of the island. It was just me and and it was beautiful.
    After some lunch and a nap I went up the other side, breathtaking. We could see the coast line, Mt. Fuji was hidden behind clouds. There were two men up there with me, here on Niijima for business. One of them is a 'island expert' and told me the name of even the smallest island we could see. Then I headed to the Onsen, hot springs. After more then 20km of walking on that beautiful island that was just heaven, the tüpfli ufem i. I soaked in there until the stars appeared and a bit longer. All in all, a perfect day.    Read more

  • chantal muellerEinisch um d Wäut
    Day 10

    Back in Tokyo

    March 30, 2017 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C

    I had to catch the boat back to Tokyo at noon. Mes, my host, brought me to the pier and she told me, that she came to the island more than 30 years ago because of her husband, who was born here. He died three years ago. They have three kids, two sons and a daughter. No grandkids yet, she told me her sons enjoy the easy way of life. She was born on Kyushu Island, lived for 4 years in Tokyo. Her mum was US-American but didn't speak English with her but they celebrated Christmas and Easter. Besides running the B&B, she works at the tourist information center.
    The boat trip was beautiful, I was mostly sitting in the sun, reading a book, eating icecream, chatting with people and enjoying life. We arrived in Tokyo after a stunning sunset and a friendly, elderly Japanese explained the different biuldings of the skyline to me. He told me that he had been in Grindelwald two years ago. Then he took his IPad, started googlemaps and wanted to know where I come from. Und schwupps, so schnäu isch me ume ds Murte 😊    Read more

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