The first night in our new home went well: no neighbors moving furniture, no loud Americans, no hysterical Chinese… We slept well and woke up by the sun we started day. After a few minor cases, we are off to the bamboo forest, a train of only fifteen minutes. It’s …
Day number… something. We lost track of time, but now we are well settled, maybe too much. We know it is Sunday for two reasons: there are fewer trains than usual, and Nikko is full of tourists. I have a very different recollection of my first time snowy Nikko temples, …
We are there!
Tokyo is putting us to challenge and at the end of the day we’re pretty tired. So here we are to recover the lost thread. The arrival in Tokyo proved to be shocking. The chaos of the stations of the Japanese capital is in stark contrast to the tranquility left …
We took advantage of Saturday morning to visit the Tokyo Fish Market, the place where tourists are not really welcome. We understand: people are there to work and we should not disturb a Japanese at work. But if you want to feel rejected is the perfect location. Otherwise, it is …
In this bag, is that what you asked me, Sylvain. I still was a bit surprised by the museum. The visit was a little short for my taste and we will come back to the Kyoto store.
Small culinary issue: Since our arrival, we eat well and cheap. For 1000 yen per person, or 7 euros, meals can be quite substantial, with our miso soup every day. Except that if the food is full of delicious soup, rich in flavor, including vegetable protein, sugar and slow, they …
I want the same at home 🙂
We obviously made some jokes before the samurai armor.
Xim in yukata, armed by sake 🙂
