Day 1: Arriving in Beijing

Today at 5am I arrived at Beijing/China on my first trip to Asia ever. I was ripped off right away when a guy helped me with my luggage. I thought it would be a taxi, and it was....kind of. But it Czytaj więcej
Day 1: Lost in translation

Turns out that it is more difficult than expected to communicate here. Either they cannot speak English (even in the hotel restaurant!) or they're too shy. Particularly complicated if you cannot eat Czytaj więcej
Day 2: The Great Wall

Today an absolute highlight was scheduled. The visit of the Great Wall. While we had ages to get there due to severe traffic jam, it was worth it! A stunning view of the Great Wall, walking on it and Czytaj więcej
Day 2: Tea ceremony in Chinatown

Believe it or not, there is a Chinatown in Beijing. And it hosts a big McDonalds. *lol* But we visited Dr Tea instead, a tea house and shop and had a tea ceremony there. It's funny that this is not at Czytaj więcej
Day 2: Olympic Stadium (Bird's Nest)

Before we went home after an exhausting day, we stopped at the Olympic Stadium to take a photo. *click, click*
Day 3: Tiananmen Square/Emperors Palace

A busy day at and for Tiananmen Square today as ten thousands of mostly Chinese tourists gathered to visit this historic place including Emperors Palace.
Day 3: Silk Factory

Another place with 5 minutes introduction and then sale overpriced goods to tourists.
Day 3: Temple of Heaven

Day 3: Summer Palace

Last stop: Summer Palace, where the emperor and the empress spent their time from April to October. There is a beautiful lake surrounding multiple buildiing, one of them just build as a dressing room Czytaj więcej
Day 4: Tokyo Narita Airport

I arrived in Japan!
Day 5: Tokyo Tower

Japanese Tea Ceremony

Lunch and Bonsai Trees

Samurai statue

Boat cruise

Market stroll

Day 6: Mount Fuji stop

Boat cruise on Lake Ashi

In a "real" pirate ship ;-)
Mount Kumagatake (view on Mount Fuji)

Mount Kumagatake (Shinto shrine)

Day 7: Torinonegura (Japanese pub)

With Yuya Hirooka :-)
Day 8: Nara

Day 9: Nagoya Castle

With Emino Urata :-)
Meeting Emino Urata

Day 10: Sanjusangendo, Kyoto
