Day 1: Arriving in Beijing
October 2, 2015 in China ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
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 itRead more
Day 1: Lost in translation
October 2, 2015 in China ⋅ 🌙 18 °C
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 eatRead more
Day 2: The Great Wall
October 3, 2015 in China ⋅ 🌙 12 °C
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 andRead more
Day 2: Tea ceremony in Chinatown
October 3, 2015 in China ⋅ 🌙 14 °C
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 atRead more
Day 2: Olympic Stadium (Bird's Nest)
October 3, 2015 in China ⋅ 🌙 14 °C
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
October 4, 2015 in China ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
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
October 4, 2015 in China ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Another place with 5 minutes introduction and then sale overpriced goods to tourists.
Day 3: Temple of Heaven
October 4, 2015 in China ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Day 3: Summer Palace
October 4, 2015 in China ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
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 roomRead more
Day 4: Tokyo Narita Airport
October 13, 2015 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
I arrived in Japan!
Day 5: Tokyo Tower
October 14, 2015 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Japanese Tea Ceremony
October 14, 2015 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Lunch and Bonsai Trees
October 14, 2015 in Japan ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Samurai statue
October 14, 2015 in Japan ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Boat cruise
October 14, 2015 in Japan ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Market stroll
October 14, 2015 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Day 6: Mount Fuji stop
October 15, 2015 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
Boat cruise on Lake Ashi
October 15, 2015 in Japan ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
In a "real" pirate ship ;-)
Mount Kumagatake (view on Mount Fuji)
October 15, 2015 in Japan ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
Mount Kumagatake (Shinto shrine)
October 15, 2015 in Japan ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
Day 7: Torinonegura (Japanese pub)
October 16, 2015 in Japan ⋅ 🌙 17 °C
With Yuya Hirooka :-)
Day 8: Nara
October 17, 2015 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Day 9: Nagoya Castle
October 18, 2015 in Japan ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
With Emino Urata :-)
Meeting Emino Urata
October 18, 2015 in Japan ⋅ 🌙 21 °C
Day 10: Sanjusangendo, Kyoto
October 19, 2015 in Japan ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C