Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
18 ноября 2024 г., Нидерланды ⋅ ☁️ 5 °C
After a long wait, it was finally time for our dream trip to Japan to start. Let's visit Japan and see what kind of wonders we discover.
Connecting in Shanghai
19 ноября 2024 г., Китай ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
After an eleven hour flight we have arrived in Shanghai with about three hours to kill for our next flight towards Tokyo. We are nearly there!
Welcome Tokyo Haneda!
19 ноября 2024 г., Япония ⋅ 🌙 10 °C
After 17 long hours we have finally arrived to our destination ''Tokyo''. Let's quickly find our way to our hotel to have our well-deserved rest and to explore Tokyo the first thing when the firstЧитать далее
Three nights in Resol Stay Akihabara
19–22 нояб. 2024, Япония ⋅ 🌙 7 °C
For our hotel we have chosen a cozy, but tiny hotelroom in the Akihabara region. It was a struggle to sort our luggage in the room and have a way to find your way to the bathroom or exit, though weЧитать далее
Senso-Ji 🛕 🙏
20 ноября 2024 г., Япония ⋅ 🌧 7 °C
Tokyo has so many things to offer and we decided to pay a visit early in the morning to Tokyo's Senso-Ji Temple after our breakfast at a nearby ramen restaurant. An unique, but different templeЧитать далее
A lesson of History!
20 ноября 2024 г., Япония ⋅ ☀️ 7 °C
After visiting the Senso-Ji temple, we didn't sit idle and decided to explore a museum about the history of Japan. While we are familiar with the basic history of Japan, we learned a lot of new factsЧитать далее
Taking a stroll around Tokyo's imperial!
20 ноября 2024 г., Япония ⋅ ☀️ 8 °C
After having a quick bite, we decided to pay a visit to Tokyo's Imperial Palace only to realize that it was already closed and the tours were fully booked for today and any of the upcoming days, soЧитать далее
Japanese BBQ 😃
20 ноября 2024 г., Япония ⋅ 🌧 8 °C
To finish our wonderful first day, we decided to pay a visit to a small restaurant for some Japanese bbq with wagyu meat. Yummy!
Visiting the famous Tokyo's crossing!
20 ноября 2024 г., Япония ⋅ 🌧 7 °C
After finishing our Japanese bbq it was now time for us to pay a visit to the famous crossing in Tokyo and to spot it from high above, but unfortunately the weather was not on our side! Still greatЧитать далее
Tasty Seafood!
21 ноября 2024 г., Япония ⋅ 🌧 11 °C
After a wonderful night we decided to start our day with some nice seafood breakfast at Tsukiji fish market. Expensive and a tourist attraction, yet very entertaining and delicious!
Capyneko Café!!
21 ноября 2024 г., Япония ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
And in order to fullfill a long lasting dream from my wife, we booked an appointment at Capyneko Cafe in order to meet a Capybara accompanied by some lovely cats!
Meeting up with Godzilla!
21 ноября 2024 г., Япония ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
After our Capybara's visit, we decided to visit the Shinjuku region to visit the famous Godzilla 🐲 used in the movies and to have some lunch.
It was a pleasure Tokyo!
22 ноября 2024 г., Япония ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
While our visit to Tokyo could definitely been longer, we thoroughly enjoyed our stay over here, but it is time for us to move to our next destination within Japan!
Itami to connect to Kyoto!
22 ноября 2024 г., Япония ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
While the famous Shinkansen bullet train to Kyoto was definitely more the scenic route, it was financially better to fly to Osaka Itami and grab a bus from here to Kyoto.
KYOTO!
22–25 нояб. 2024, Япония ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Kyoto was definitely the most expensive city of the ones we were about to stay and we decided to stay in Tune Stay Kyoto, which did have a nice lobby, yet basic rooms. Not that it did matter much asЧитать далее
Kyoto's first stop Higashi Hongan-ji
22 ноября 2024 г., Япония ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
After arriving in Kyoto early afternoon, we were unable to check-in to our hotel yet, so we decided to leave our luggage with the hotel and walk over to the nearest temple, which was Higashi Hongan-ji
Tasty food in Nishiki Market
22 ноября 2024 г., Япония ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Thereafter we went to the Nishiki Market to have a late lunch/early dinner and trying out many of those tasty snacks including milt in ponzu sauce, blood clam sashimi and some grilled seafood!
The Famous Fushimi Inari Taisha
23 ноября 2024 г., Япония ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
After experiencing Natto for the very first time as a breakfast option, we were now ready to pay a visit to the Fushii Inari Taisha. A famous spot in Kyoto, but extremely crowded. We did enjoy itЧитать далее
Kiyomizu-dera, the most impressive one.
23 ноября 2024 г., Япония ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
The most memorable temple we visited though was the Kiyomizu-dera as it was surrounded by vibrant colours overlooking the beautiful city of Kyoto!
Exploring Pontocho
23 ноября 2024 г., Япония ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
When the nightly hours were approaching, it was now time for us to find some food for dinner in the Pontocho district, which turned out to be quite a challenge as most restaurants were fully booked orЧитать далее
A very beautiful garden.
24 ноября 2024 г., Япония ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
The following day we decided to head in the opposite direction towards the bamboo forest, but we decided first to pay a visit to the Tenryu-ji temple, which to be honest was an ordinary temple with anЧитать далее
A very, very crowded Bamboo Forest.
24 ноября 2024 г., Япония ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
Unfortunately the famous bamboo forest we were so keen to visit was more of a miss due to the large numbers of tourists and it's rather small size, though the bamboo on itself was impressive to see.
A very beautiful riverline!
24 ноября 2024 г., Япония ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
Upon exiting the bamboo forest and taking a different walking route than most tourists, we did end up near the river which gave us a spectacular view over the river. We also managed to have a lunch inЧитать далее
Yasaka's Shrine
24 ноября 2024 г., Япония ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
Initially after our lunch, we wanted to book us on a ride with a train that is known to be very romantic, but unfortunately was sold out by the time we reached the station. Instead we decided to headЧитать далее
Gion's Old District
24 ноября 2024 г., Япония ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
Given that it was late afternoon on a sunday, a lot of shops were unfortunately closed, so we decided to take a stroll through the old district of Gion, which was calming and pleasant!