Monthly Archives: September 2011
Single girls temple (sorry, sorry, it’s known for much more than that)
So the last place we were recommended to go by Marichan was known for having 2 boulders placed 9 m away from each other. If you could walk from one to the other without looking then you would have good … Continue reading
Nightingale floors and metallic pavilions
We only had 2 nights in Kyoto and we didn’t want to waste our time there! We had 3 sights to see which had been personally handpicked by our friend Mari-chan, and we decided to add one more which the … Continue reading
Konichiwa Kyoto!
So on the Friday we woke up early and left our lovely 4 star hotel and dragged our suitcases back to the JR to catch the Shinkansen fast train to Kyoto. It took us about 3 hrs and was a … Continue reading
Totoro in Tokyo
I forgot to mention that on Tuesday I bought an umbrella that was lighter than my cellphone! It wouldn’t last 2 seconds in Wellington NZ, but has made a great parasol for in the sunny heat. On Wednesday we headed … Continue reading
Sanrio and Salsa
Tuesday we wanted to take it easy as we were tired from Monday and planned on going to the Ghibli Museum on Wednesday. So we thought we would go look at some shops, and Sanrio World at Ginza was our … Continue reading
Tokyo Disneyland
On Monday we decided it would be a good day to visit Tokyo Disneyland. We did our research online and figured that Monday might be a good quiet day to visit. We set off earlyish in the day so we … Continue reading
Thailand to Tokyo
I bought a new phone in Thailand before I left with the help of my brother’s girlfriend translating for me. It’s the Nokia c5-03 in white and lime. Not that flash, but I needed a new phone and it can … Continue reading