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Hong Kong & Macao: Chinese New Year

December 6, 2016 by hollyGS

Hong Kong Day 3: Macao and Chinese New Year We started the day off with a traditional English breakfast at a British pub/breakfast joint. Potatoes and tomatoes, eggs and toast. After breakfast we walked up to Man Mo Temple 文武廟, to see the coils of hanging incense. You are not permitted to photograph the interior of the temple, so you will have to use your imagination or visit it for yourself. The air is full of smoke and incense, and […]

Categories: Asia, Hong Kong, macau • Tags: Asia, ferry, Hong Kong, macau, ruins of st.Paul's, travel

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Hong Kong: Temple Night Market, Victoria Peak

November 6, 2016 by hollyGS

香港 Hong Kong Day 1&2: Our first Anniversary. Temple Night Market 庙街, Star Ferry 天星小輪 and Victoria Peak 太平山. Our first anniversary only lasted about 4 hours, the time it took for our plane to fly from Toronto to the international date line. Our first day in Hong Kong was an exercise in keeping ourselves awake for 40 plus hours….. We both had to work the day before our flight. We headed to the airport in the evening for our […]

Categories: Asia, Hong Kong • Tags: Asia, 香港, Hong Kong, hongkong light show, star ferry, temple Night market, temple street, tram, victoria peak, 天星小輪, 庙街

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Tokyo Japan: Maid Cafe

October 31, 2016 by hollyGS

Japan Day 16: Our Awkward Experience at a Maid Cafe メイドカフェ in Akihabara (Last Day in Japan) Our last day in Tokyo was short, and did not afford a lot of time to do things. We packed up our stuff and checked out of our hostel (left our bags at reception). We walked to Akihabara with the intent of trying to find a Maid Cafe to have our last meal at. It took a lot of nerve to finally decide […]

Categories: Asia, Japan • Tags: akihabara, Asia, メイドカフェ, halloween, Japan, Maid cafe, otaku, tokyo, travel

Tokyo, Japan: Robot Restaurant ロボットレストラン

October 30, 2016 by hollyGS

Japan Day 15: Robot Restaurant ロボットレストラン , Mandarake まんだらけ, Genki Sushi 元気寿司 , and The Black Kuro Burger Day fifteen was all about getting a few last things accomplished. It was our last full day in Japan, and we wanted to make the most of it! We started off the day walking to Akihabara and grabbing a coffee along the way. We crossed over the river near Akihabara and just generally enjoyed exploring the area and the beautiful weather. In […]

Categories: Asia, Japan • Tags: Asia, まんだらけ, ロボットレストラン, Genki Sushi, halloween, Japan, otaku, Robot Restaurant, tokyo, travel, 元気寿司

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Tokyo, Japan: Tokyo Tower

October 29, 2016 by hollyGS

Japan Day 14: Tokyo Tower 東京タワー, Meiji Shrine 明治神宮, Ueno Park and Karaoke カラオケ Booth! Day fourteen was packed with things to see and do! I had been to Tokyo twice before, and had a list of places that I wanted to take Jives to see before our time was up in Japan. We were really lucky with weather during our stay in Japan, the autumn leaves were just changing colour, and the weather was much warmer than back home! […]

Categories: Asia, Japan • Tags: Alice in Wonderland Cafe, Asia, カラオケ, Japan, otaku, shibuya, tokyo, Tokyo Tower, travel, Ueno park, Zojoji Temple, 三縁山増上寺, 上野公園

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Tokyo, Japan: Shibuya Halloween

October 16, 2016 by hollyGS

Japan Day 13 (Part2): The Mayhem of a Shibuya 渋谷 Halloween ハロウィーン Halloween in Japan was so intense that it warrants it’s own post. To reiterate…Halloween in Tokyo. Wow! When we realized that we’d be spending Halloween in Tokyo, we did some research online, and came to the conclusion that Japan doesn’t really celebrate Halloween. Man were we wrong. Somehow our search must have been outdated, but if there is one thing that Tokyo has down to a science, it […]

Categories: Asia, Japan • Tags: Asia, ハロウィーン, halloween, halloween in Japan, Japan, onepiece, otaku, shibuya, tokyo, travel

Tokyo, Japan: Ghibli Museum

October 15, 2016 by hollyGS

Japan Day 13 (Part 1): Tsujiki Fish Market, Ghibli Museum 三鷹の森ジブリ美術館 Halloween in Tokyo. Wow! When we realized that we’d be spending Halloween in Tokyo, we did some research online, and came to the conclusion that Japan doesn’t really celebrate halloween. Man were we wrong. Somehow our search must have been outdated, but if there is one thing that Tokyo has down to a science, it is Halloween. How could a nation of cos players not love a holiday designed […]

Categories: Asia, Japan • Tags: ハロウィーン, ghibli museum, Ghibli museum三鷹の森ジブリ美術館, halloween, tokyo, 三鷹の森ジブリ美術館, 渋谷

Kawaguchiko, Japan: Mount Fuji

October 2, 2016 by hollyGS

Japan Day 12: 富士山 Mount Fuji, 河口湖Kawaguchiko and the return to Tokyo 東京 We woke up really early in our Ryokan, and I walked to the curtains to draw them back and get some light into the room. There was Mount Fuji. Mount Fuji San had been right outside out window all night, but we had arrived too late and it had been to dark to see him! What a surprise, and what an amazing view from our room at […]

Categories: Asia, Japan • Tags: Asia, fuji, Japan, mount fuji, tokyo, travel, 富士山, 河口湖

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Travelling Hiroshima to Kawaguchiko, Japan

September 10, 2016 by hollyGS

Japan Day 10: Travelling to Kawaguchiko and Mount Fuji Day ten was a long day of travelling, made even longer when we accidentally boarded the wrong train headed west instead of east. Oops. However, now we can say we’ve been to Yamaguchi. The train ride from Hiroshima was a bit complicated, but the lady at the Yamaguchi station set up all the tickets for us and printed out a time table for us! From Hiroshima (or Yamaguchi if you mess […]

Categories: Asia, Japan • Tags: Asia, fuji, Japan, jivestime, JRpass, kawaguchiko, mount fuji, Tourist home Fugakuso, travel, Yamaguchi

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Hong Kong & Macao: Chinese New Year

Hong Kong: Temple Night Market, Victoria Peak

Tokyo Japan: Maid Cafe

Tokyo, Japan: Robot Restaurant ロボットレストラン

Tokyo, Japan: Tokyo Tower

Tokyo, Japan: Shibuya Halloween

Tokyo, Japan: Ghibli Museum

Kawaguchiko, Japan: Mount Fuji

Travelling Hiroshima to Kawaguchiko, Japan