Victory Ceremony - Gold for Germany
18. mars 2018, Sør-Korea ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
It was fun but now we have to leave for the closing ceremony in the Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium. (about 50km by car). Hopefully the show will be good.
Es hat Spaß gemacht aber jetzt müssen wirLes mer
Paralympics Closing Ceremony
18. mars 2018, Sør-Korea ⋅ ☁️ 6 °C
Another highlight at the end of our Korea trip was the closing ceremony. It was a fun show even if we had some light rain falls. Especially the fireworks were great.
We only paid 10.000 won (8 EUR)Les mer
Goodbye Korea
21. mars 2018, Sør-Korea ⋅ ⛅ 2 °C
Today we are leaving Korea. Our flight with Jinair leaves Seoul at 7:00am so we had to get up at 4:30 this morning. Let's go to Japan. :)
We had a really great time in Korea and visited nice places.Les mer
Good Morning Japan
21. mars 2018, Japan ⋅ 🌧 7 °C
After only one hour of flight we have arrived in Fukuoka. It is raining a lot and we only have 8 degrees. But the first impressions of Japan are great - the guy from the customs even spoke someLes mer
Nagasaki - Chinatown & Dejima
21. mars 2018, Japan ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
The first impressions from Nagasaki. We visited Chinatown and Dejima, a re-build former Dutch trade island. Here we found the first cherry tree :). We hope to see a lot more within the next days.Les mer
Nagasaki - Seaside & Glover Park
22. mars 2018, Japan ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
We started our day with a walk through the seaside Park and along the waterfront of the Nagasaki harbour. In the evening we returned to the Glover Park which is just a few meters away. It was reallyLes mer
Nagasaki - Atomic Bomb Museum
22. mars 2018, Japan ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
Of course the main reason why we came to Nagasaki is to visit the Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Museum. It was really amazing to see all this. Hopefully this was the last atomic bomb which has beenLes mer
Nagasaki - Sofukuji Temple
22. mars 2018, Japan ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
The last thing we visited today was the Sofukuji Temple. It is a small temple but it looked very different to the ones we have seen in Korea before.
Das letzte was wir dann heute noch besichtigtLes mer
Next Stop: Fukuoka
23. mars 2018, Japan ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
Next stop on our trip through Japan is Fukuoka. For us it is just a short stopover because we had to pick up our railpass here. For the next 7 days we will be traveling by rail. Starting withLes mer
Hiroshima - Peace Park & Castle
24. mars 2018, Japan ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
From Fukuoka we only needed one hour to Hiroshima by train. So we had almost the whole day to have a look around Hiroshima. It is a really nice and green city with the Peace Park in the city centre.Les mer
Miyajima Island
25. mars 2018, Japan ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Miyajima is an island close to Hiroshima. We have spent the whole day there. It is famous for the Itsukushima Shrine which is located in the sea during high tide. The island itself is a nice weekendLes mer
Hiroshima Castle
26. mars 2018, Japan ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
A last time we visited the Hiroshima Castle. Now we are on the train to Osaka.
Ein letztes Mal haben wir heute noch Hiroshima Castle besucht, bevor wir uns auf den Weg nach Osaka gemacht haben.
Himeji Castle
27. mars 2018, Japan ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Today we took the Shinkansen to Himeji. It was just a 30 minutes ride from Osaka, so we were there at 8:30am already. Himeji Castle is one of the largest castles in Japan and there are a lot of cherryLes mer
Himeji Castle Garden
27. mars 2018, Japan ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
The garden of the castle was really nice as well.
Der Garten vom Schloss war auch ganz schön.
Kobe
27. mars 2018, Japan ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Next stop for today was Kobe - of course to eat Kobe beef. After our arrival we walked along the waterfront (Kobe Harbourland) and through the city first. At the end of our city tour we had some KobeLes mer
Kobe - Nunobiki Falls
28. mars 2018, Japan ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
The first thing we wanted to do today was a short walk to the Nunobiki Falls. They are located only 450 meters away from Shin-Kobe station, so we thought we will be back in the city soon. At the endLes mer
Kobe - Ikuta Shrine, Cherries & More
28. mars 2018, Japan ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
After our hike we walked back through the town. It was the first day almost all cherry trees were blooming.
All in all Kobe is a really nice city, the best we have seen in Japan so far.
NachLes mer
Kobe - Kiku-Masamune Sake Brewery
28. mars 2018, Japan ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Kobe's Nada district is Japan's top sake (rice wine) producing region. So we decided to visit one sake brewery. It was fun and of course we were allowed to try some (all for free). We also tried theLes mer
Kyoto - What is the name of the temple?
29. mars 2018, Japan ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
What a day...
The plan for today was to visit Kyoto. We knew that there will be a lot of tourists in Kyoto so we planned to visit the Kinkakuji Temple (Golden Temple) first (opened at 9am). TheLes mer
Kyoto - Fushimi-Inari Shrine
30. mars 2018, Japan ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
Shortly after sunrise we arrived at the Fushimi-Inari Shrine in Kyoto. The shrine is famous for its thousands torii gates, which straddle a network of trails behind its main buildings. The trailsLes mer
Kyoto - Imperial Palace
30. mars 2018, Japan ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
In the city centre of Kyoto there is the Imperial Palace surrounded by a large public park. A lot of Japanese people were sitting there in the sun and having a picnic while watching the bloomingLes mer
Uji - Ice Cream, Temple & Cherry Trees
30. mars 2018, Japan ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
The last stop for today was Uji. It is a small town close to Kyoto and famous for the green tea and the Byodoin Temple. We didn't like the taste of green tea that much so we only tried the ice cream.Les mer
Osaka - Castle & Downtown
31. mars 2018, Japan ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Today we have visited the third largest city of Japan - Osaka. At the castle we met a wedding couple making pictures with the cherry blossoms.
Heute haben wir uns die dritt größte Stadt JapansLes mer
Osaka - Universal Studios City Walk
31. mars 2018, Japan ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
Little USA in the middle of Japan. We have of course visited the Hard Rock Cafe and the Bubba Gump ;)
Klein USA mitten in Japan. Wir haben natürlich das Hard Rock Cafe und Bubba Gump besucht ;)
Tokyo - Sakura Festival, Ginza & Parks
1. april 2018, Japan ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
At 6am this morning we have arrived in Tokyo :)
We only have two and a half days here so we started exploring the city directly. You can find here some pictures from the Sakura Festival at theLes mer




















































































































































































































































