Travel + Place 2013 09 13

Crossing Time Zones

saBEE,

Left Narita on last night. 7 hours later, we arrive in HNL – 19 hour time difference from Japan and it’s Friday afternoon. Crossing time zones is confusing business… Arrived in HNL, cleared security and immigration, and found ourselves a bar to sit and wait for our next flight. Amazing…

Travel + Place 2013 09 12

さようなら Kyoto…

saBEE,

Loved our time in Kyoto… Alas, it is time to move on. After breakfast today, we set out for the JR Rail to Tokyo Station. Then a transfer to the Narita Express to our hotel for a night near the airport. The travel day irks me slightly – so far,…

People + Community 2013 09 11

Kawaii

saBEE,

Kawaii – the quality of cuteness in Japanese culture… From Hello Kitty to outfits and coin operated cute photo booths. While these booths were for girls – my mate and I went in together…I think the lipstick + makeup are quite cute on him! 😉 A fun time walking through…

Travel + Place 2013 09 10

Kyoto LOVE!

saBEE,

My mate’s birthday dinner last night was such a special meal. Walking around with Chinatsu, we were lucky to pass 3 or 4 modern day geishas, and 1 fake one… A wonderful evening with Chinatsu – thank you again for spending the evening with us. Today, we had a leisurely…

Travel + Place 2013 09 09

Kyoto

saBEE,

Today we left Tokyo for Kyoto via Shinkansen – a high speed train that travels at 522km. As we got closer to Kyoto, I had some worry about the hotel we were booked in. While I had done much research, you just can’t know until you arrive. Delighted to arrive…