From the air
14 avril 2018, Russie ⋅ ⛅ 0 °CPassing over Novosibirsk and Omsk on the way home - a lot of the route goes directly over the ground we travelled on the train. Still quite snowy down there.
Passing over Novosibirsk and Omsk on the way home - a lot of the route goes directly over the ground we travelled on the train. Still quite snowy down there.
Brief stop - just long enough to walk down to the harbour to see the lights and the buskers, then a few hours sleep before the next plane.
Hong Kong airport reeks of tea. The cuppa of the old Empire,En savoir plus
A much more high-rise city than Kyoto. No stopping, just passing through on the way to the airport.
It is possible to get a photo of the famous avenues of red gates without a crowd of people, but it's not a true reflection of the experience. Huge crowds, relentless steps, mosquitos, and all the mapsEn savoir plus
Our previous evening visit to Gion was a quick march up the main street to get to the park with the sakura illuminations. This time we wandered the side streets in search of the picturesque (and aEn savoir plus
If you know anything about Japanese historical architecture, there's a fair chance it will be that the risk of sneak ninja attacks led to the development of nightingale floors. These are cunninglyEn savoir plus
Nara is famous for its bowing deer, so we went to see them. They do bow, if they think you have biscuits. And if they don't think biting you will get the biscuits handed over faster.
It also has aEn savoir plus
Kyoto is famous for its food - but mainly for hugely elaborate and beautiful multi-course dinners (with a menu that cannot be varied at all), or octopus balls on sticks. Neither particularly veggieEn savoir plus
Not usually my sort of thing, but this one is part of a working film studio, where you can walk around the sets and see actors doing traditional Edo street performances. That"s the woman holding theEn savoir plus