Around the the world – step by step
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Trip to Okinawa
Today not too much happened. Our goal was to change locations and get from Osaka to Okinawa. To do that we met up quite a bit later than usual and took the monorail to the airport. At security it was no problem to get food and (unopened) bottles through to your gate. And then something…
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Arashiyama and Kyoto old Town
This time a bit later we started off to Arashiyama. Less for the shrines which are available in abundance but for the bamboo forest. So let’s try get onto a train on the second stop and find some seats because even though our train is an original express line it still takes quite a while…
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Kyoto day one
Early day today and a forecast of sun, sun and sun again. Breakfast as usual hearty. Then taking the train to Kyoto. Here a short stop T a Konbini as two did sleep through the stop. (Happens if you have a train ride of almost 40 minutes. ) So late additions to the sugar storage…
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Osaka with showers
Today’s forecast was rain. So the official program was changed and shortened. So we went back into Osaka proper with our new 3 day passes and had a look through the mall at Namba to Dotombori. Here the group split and we decided to go for c a coffee break as some had withdrawal from…
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To Osaka with the Shinkansen
Today we moved our base over Osaka. Which lead to a ride with the legendary Sinkansen. So what would it be like to travel with one of these legendary trains. For one it is not cheap if you got a regular single ticket. And you don’t even get to keep it at the end. And…
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From old to new Tokyo
After the long day yesterday I was a bit worried that I would not be able to wake up early enough to get breakfast and be in time. The time we were supposed to leave is a little bit earlier than I like to be at work usually. But it seems the taktik to delay…
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First day in Tokyo
Actually only half a day but who wants to have some extra nuts? So our first task was to use the new Pasmo cards and get from the airport to our hotel in Asakusa. This trip revealed two things: Tokyo was weeping because we came. So it did rain a lot. If Zou somehow manage…
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Trip to Tokyo
Let’s try to document another trip. This time to Japan. After getting up as if I’d go to work early it was time reach the train to my first airport. As Usual with Deutsche Bahn the train was a few minutes late. And it was full. Fortunately I was able to secure a seat without…
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On the road again. This time to Japan
After quite a few years of silence I might recover this blog to write about my upcomming trip to japan.
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Queenstown
The last few days I did a lot of tramping up and down the hills but you do not necessarily have to climb the mountains to see something in Queenstown. Even if downtown is not to spread out there are a few nice places to go. And as I did stay near the lake when…