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Almost almost almost gone
Yes. Those are the bags I have packed for our darling little trip to Japan. They seem … remarkably small. However I’ve gone over my mental list a thousand times and I have everything I can think I’ll...
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The weary travellers return.
Craig and I arrived back in Wellington at Midday on Sunday. After a 12 hour overnight flight during which we collectively achieved around 4 hours sleep and a 3 hour stopover in Christchurch. We were...
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Week Forty-Six
SundayOsakaOur first full day in Japan, Craig and I tagged along with a couple of couch-surfers and went to Osaka Castle.I love these souvenir pin-ball machines. MondayNara to KyotoOn our way to Kyoto...
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The Horrors of Park Place
I’m being over dramatic (Surprise!), there are no horrors. Well, very few anyway. In fact, last night I even managed to sleep with the bedroom door shut and all the lights off. What? yes, I’m 26 and...
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Day One: Osaka
In the early early morning (read: 9am) Craig and I crept out of Tim’s place and wandered around Osaka, just a little, to see what we could see and to find breakfast. And to hopefully not get lost.We...
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Day Two: Nara to Kyoto
After our first full day in Osaka, Craig and I caught the train to Nara, on our way to Kyoto. Nara is famous for the deer which, designated as National Treasures, roam freely through the 502ha...
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Day Three: Kyoto
A full day in Kyoto Craig and I followed a walking tour from our Lonely Planet. It was long and exhausting but comprehensive and we saw beautiful beautiful temples. JizoJizo are small statues decorated...
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Day Four: Kyoto to Hiroshima
By day 4 we didn’t even need to look for the “English Assistance” button on the ticket machines. We were catching the train to Inari. Blythe dolls were advertising a University. Kinki University....
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Day Five: Hiroshima
A breakfast of Brioche (I hope) and Sports Water (we never did work out what that flavour was) before heading out to, of all things, the Mazda Museum. Yes. Seriously. It wasn’t exactly interesting to...
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Day Six: Osaka
Back in Osaka, back chez Tim, where you can tell you’re getting near his place when you spot Hotel Mickey Cookies. Mickey Cookies is a Love Hotel.A “love hotel” (ラブホテル) is a type of short-stay hotel...
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