The reason we decided to make this trip finally arrived, but we needed to visit the gardens in the hotel first: Then we went to TeamLab: Borderless, which can’t be described, only experienced: They let you draw your own fish, which is then scanned and added to the entertainment: Then the festivities commenced: Followed by […]
The Mt. Fuji sunrise wasn’t as good as the day before, but here are the obligatory pics: Breakfast was amazing..again! So we filled up before getting back on the road to Tokyo. The train had some fun versions of Mt, Fuji, including a Moai version. Our excuse for going to Japan was to attend the
Our day started with fantastic views of Mt Fuji in the morning. Followed by the most wonderful breakfast buffet that included food from around the world. Then Lina’s cousin met us and we were able to unload all of the presents that Lina brought for them and free up some space in the suitcases, which
We got up early to get on the train to Mishima. We went to Mishima to transfer to a bus and had an hour to walk around: Then we got on the bus to Lake Kawaguchi and had these cute little snacks. And we finally checked into our hotel, which is the swankiest hotel on
After our action packed day, it was time to slow down. Too bad it was still a Japanese holiday and everyone decided to visit the Nishiki Market. I was thinking to myself that I hadn’t tried a non-convenience store egg salad sandwich and a cute little shop appeared on the walk to the market. I
This was one of the only tours that Lina booked for the trip. We woke up early to catch a bus, and then took a ride on the Sagano Romantic Train. It looks like it would be a very pretty train ride at night. Then we took another bus to a staging area to get
We checked out of our wonderful apartment in Osaka and headed over to Kyoto via a regular train. Now that we’re experts :), it was pretty stress free even though we had our two large bags. Carrying them up the stairs wasn’t a lot of fun, though. My suitcase is a standard two-wheel roller pull-behind,
I wanted to go back to the Dotonbori District to see all of the displays without the crowds, but we got sidetracked by some croissants in the Kuromon Market, which turned into an exploration of the entire area. All of the croissants wee delicious, especially the Red Bean and Flesh Cream one. The cheese and
Now that we got the hang of Japan subways, it was time to get lost 🙂 Lina bought some unlimited train passes that we needed to exchange in the basement of the LOUDEST store we’ve ever been in, in every sense of the word. The walls were white, the fluorescent lights were turned up to
Now that we figured out the basics of navigating Japan, it was time to go to Osaka via bullet train. Thestation was little chaotic, but we managed to find our train and off we went! The train was smooth and fast, as expected. We accidentally booked ourselves into the Umeda district of Osaka, which turns