Japan 2018 Leaving in blue skies … again The morning happened a little bit quicker this morning than anticipated after we read what the checkout time of our hotel was. We originally planned so that we can nicely stroll out of
Japan 2018 Cafés My last full day in Japan for this trip, and I have spent it very wisely. By spending most of it blankely staring out at the sea side. I'm sure people will be
Japan 2018 Tourist Town In further acts of jealousy in what I saw in my previous trip through Japan without my current travel companion, we went to have a look at the train museum in Kyoto. No
Japan 2018 City Skylines The last picture of the last two blog entries have both been off of the view from our accomodation. With a nicely large window, and a window sill to sit on, I made
Japan 2018 天の川 (Milky Way) After my travel companion got all jealous of the Nagoya science museum that I visited on my last trip, they decided that this is a must for this trip too. Which was great
Japan 2018 Rainbows in the park And today is another beautiful sunny day … someone appears to be trying to tease me by putting pouring rain on the day I want sun and putting beautiful warm sunshine on either side.
Japan 2018 Jumping Fish Well, after checking three different forecast sources, they all concluded that it was going to rain in the afternoon. Our existing outdoor plans therefore got cancelled, and we went for something which involved
Japan 2018 Showrooms In the past, it happened maybe once per trip that I would get myself caught on a busy train and be pushed around in the flow of people trying to get on or
Japan 2018 The constant roar of the engines Luckily, we seem to have been slightly against the flow in the morning. So while we were in a busy train, we also had a showcase view of the people pressed against the
Japan 2018 Into the warmth So, the day didn't exactly start warm. In fact, rather the opposite, given the amount of rain. At least, this gave me a great opportunity to use my brand new, shiny umbrella. I'm
Japan 2018 Welcome back Tokyo So, as predicted, sleep … kind of didn't happen. I mean, there were points where I had my eyes closed, and there were even points where I fell asleep. But considering that the unit
Japan 2018 Too long It's been too long since Washinoko has been allowed to see international action, but he's bright eyed and bushy tailed, eagerly awaiting the boarding call. As opposed to me who realises that I'm