Nikkou 日光 Nikkou is located in the mountains of Tochigi Prefecture and it’s a world heritage site filled with gorgeous temples! I took a day trip from Tokyo, and I left semi-early in the morning to catch a Shinkansen, then a local Nikkou train. I can’t remember exactly how long it took me to get from [...]
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28th July 2010 12:36
Japan 2010 — Hakone — 箱根
Hakone 箱根 Hakone is about 90 kilometres or so from Tokyo, and it’s located close to the foot of Mt. Fuji. I went there for the scenery and for the onsens (hot springs). I stayed there for two nights, but in retrospect I only needed one night. I arrived at my pension, The B&B Pension [...]
18th June 2010 08:22
Japan Here I Come! … soon….
日本へ行きます！:D Time has flown by lately, but I’m finally (almost) ready with the preparations for my upcoming trip to Japan! It has taken me a while, longer than usual in fact, to get everything in order! But now I just have to pay the hotel bill so I can get my vouchers, and I should [...]
11th May 2010 08:37
Apr… I mean May…
Wow, time seems to just go by faster and faster :S Now it’s already MAY! .. MAY! I can’t believe how fast time is flying! Soon I will have worked for 4 months! Yikes! But that also means my trip to Japan is approaching faster Yaaay! I’ve started with my trip planning, but I’m having [...]
23rd April 2010 08:39
Almost Weekend! Yay!
It’s Friday morning, and I’m currently doing my morning routine, e.g. drinking my coffee and checking mail etc. I was especially tired this morning, and for some reason I snoozed an extra half an hour. Now I’m counting down the hours to when the weekend starts, but I still have a full work day ahead [...]
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Shopping, shopping!
April 10, 2011Wow, time has flown by! Tomorrow begins my last week here in Thailand :/ I’m going home on Friday, and I wish I could stay a week longer! But, I won’t complain, I’ve had three weeks here! We’ve been doing a LOT of shopping and eating, hehe! Even today, I went to a shopping center [...]
Acquired Taste
April 1, 2010As a kid I didn’t like vegetables. Then one sudden day, I began liking tomatoes and ate it as it was, with a pinch of salt on it. Same goes for avocado. I didn’t like avocado until this past year or so, but now I can eat a whole slice of bread with only avocado on [...]
Doggiewatch!
August 20, 2008
Watching the doggie yet again. She's really sleepy today, just snoring in the corner of the sofa ;D Doggiewatch! Read and post comments