Back in the real world ….. have been in a bubble over the passed weekend, so many impressions and experiences to let sink in, after my trip to Hong Kong and Japan. On Monday the real world knocked on my … Continue reading
It was a Sunday morning and I had my day off …. I got up early – it was a beautiful sunny morning, so I got quickly ready and stepped out into Nagasaki on my own. I hadn’t been walk … Continue reading
This with heated toilet seats – what a magical thing. Most toilets in Japan are heated and some seats even plays water sounds that will make your needs to go smoother or some birds singing their hearts out. But there was also … Continue reading
.The trip to Hong Kong and Japan was a lot about food, Nancy and I love our food… great food to 99%. I have fell in love with the Japanese kitchen, even if I didn’t like everything that they put … Continue reading
When visit Hiroshima is it very hard to understand the impact that a-bomb had on the city – if it hadn’t for all the memorials all over the city it wouldn’t be noticed. All the a-bomb survival trees …with their reminders. What I … Continue reading
Hong Kong is for me the city of all lights – like a big diamond brooch. Before Japan we gave Hong Kong 5 nights. It was 35 years since I visit Hong Kong last time and I can’t say it has … Continue reading
Motion???!!!! Very tricky for me, because I’m very slow in reaction and it takes time to get my camera ready when there is some motion going on around me. But I’m just back from Japan and of course did I … Continue reading
So glad that we made the decision to take the later Shinkansen to Kyoto on our last day, in Tokyo (Sunday), and followed our plans to visit the beautiful Meiji jingū (明治 神宮) shrine, first of all we had a wonderful … Continue reading
Shukkei-en (縮景園?) is a historic Japanese garden in Hiroshima. Construction began in 1620 on order from Asano Nagaakira, daimyo of the Hiroshima han. The gardens were opened to the public in 1940, the Asano family donated them to Hiroshima Prefecture. Being … Continue reading
After a dinner last night did I decided that I would take a walk through the Peace Memorial Park …. Nancy went back to the hotel. Our hotel is only 10 min walk from the park. It was the chilliest evening … Continue reading
Here we are on the island of Miyajima and it rains like there is no end to it. Miyajima holds Japan’s 3rd most popular tourist attraction, the Itsukushima Shrine and the O-turii Gate, that means we aren’t really the only tourists … Continue reading
Kyoto has a very interesting night life … with all the restaurants, Karaoke bars, the boy & girl clubs, all the game halls and of course the entertainment of the delicate geisha’s. We were out and about a couple of … Continue reading
Early bird … ???!!!!! Some commuters are really early birds. One of the first loop trains in Chicago a sunny September morning 2014. “Commuter – A man who shaves and takes a train, and then rides back to shave again.” Elwyn Brooks … Continue reading
Today the weather was on our side – we could walk along the Takase River under the last cherry blossoms and at times we had sunny spells. We walk through the narrow streets of the Gion district and suddenly they just appeared … Continue reading
…. never been on a holiday were I had to experience to much rain as here in Japan – especially Kyoto. 2 days of sun so far here in Japan. Yesterday we went on afternoon tour to 3 temples … … Continue reading
