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