Sightseeing in Hanoi, Vietnam
Hanoi may be the capital of Vietnam, but it wasn’t as international or as urban as I’d expected. That said, there are a fair number of historic buildings. A pyramid, maybe.. This is where Vietna…
Hanoi may be the capital of Vietnam, but it wasn’t as international or as urban as I’d expected. That said, there are a fair number of historic buildings. A pyramid, maybe.. This is where Vietna…
When I woke up on day two, it was drizzling. My friend and I had planned to head out to the beach that day, so, well… It wasn’t pouring yet, so we set off anyway. The view from Osaka’s Baysh…
Today I’m visiting Seimei Shrine, the main destination of this Kyoto trip. Seimei was a grand master of Onmyodo. He’s a historically significant figure, and he was a hit in the movies too. I hear h…
There are two (or maybe three) places around here that I still haven’t been to. The reason I never went is that I knew full well there isn’t much to see compared to their reputation. Still, I’…
Arriving in Beppu late at night, there was nowhere to go. Especially nowhere to eat. I searched on my iPhone for somewhere good, but found absolutely nothing. And the local favourites all close for Golden Week…
It isn’t that far, but the traffic was terrible and it was a real slog. Anyway, after all sorts of twists and turns – and thanks to the bold decision to drastically cut down our list of stops ̵…
The garden at the back of Huis Ten Bosch There were so many couples walking hand in hand through the flower fields. Damn.. Flower beds Lots of kids too. If it weren’t for the discount ticket after 5 …
Honestly, the sand sculptures themselves were just so-so. I got tired after looking around for a while and was taking a break in the area with the food stalls and souvenir shops, when all of a sudden a troupe …
Since hanami was one of the three goals of this trip (the other two being good food and going somewhere I’d never been), here are some cherry blossom photos. The sky was dark, so only a handful came out …
The Kobe posts are finally nearing the end… I only have about two months’ worth of posts left to put up -_-;; And yet I’m barely halfway through, so at this pace who knows when I’ll eve…
I love walking streets I’ve never been to before. Everything unfamiliar and new just fascinates me somehow, and none of it scares me in the slightest. Maybe I’ve got a wandering streak in my nature…
I had some business in Nakano, so I stopped by. It’s 10 minutes from Shinjuku, or even 5 if you catch the rapid train… It’s a little outside the city centre, but it’s easy to get to and…