Blogs from Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan, Asia - page 4

Ik geloof dat de updates nu voortaan toch echt maar gewoon 1x per maand gaan plaatsvinden ipv 1x in de 2 weken zoals in het begin!! Tsja... de gespreksstof wordt dunner en er vinden minder enerverende gebeurtenissen plaats!! De laatste weken was dat wel ff anders, maar doordat ik het zo enorm druk heb gehad ben ik er gewoon niet aan toegekomen om het eea op papier te zetten! Die drukte begon eigenlijk vlak na de vorige update op de site. Dat hele verhaal in Japan begon een beetje op gang te komen op de vrijdag... had eigenlijk afgesproken met John en Diana om die vrijdag middag met hen een kopje koffie te gaan doen. Ze waren de avond ervoor in Melbourne aangekomen, en aangezien het heerlijk weer was hadden ze fietsen gehuurd en lekker door ... read more

Back in Tokyo for 2 final days we had a few things left on the list of must see one being the Tsukiji Fish Market for some sushi. I did extensive research on the best sushi in Tokyo and then compared them to how much I was willing to spend on sushi and decided to go with Kiyomura I reccomend doing research before chosing a sushi spot as there are many and I wanted to make sure I was getting quality (which isn't hard to do steps away from the biggest fish market in the world) Anyway, I took a picture of the outside with my camera and asked a few people along the way the direction and we found it. There was a huge group of 30 Japanese tourists going in and the place was ... read more

With over 2 weeks in Tokyo, I was able to have a really thorough look around. One of my favourite spots was definitely Shibuya as it had the world famous crossing where people cross from all directions at the same time. Aditionally just a bit further into the town, the notorious dogenzaka street is home to all the love hotels in the area. Once you walk around you see how spoilt for choice you really are!! These hotels were expensive to say the least starting at 3000 yen for a 2 hour "Rest" stay. It is also possible to stay overnight but I didn't check these out. In shibuya there is the famous 109 brand shop were teen fashion is all the rage. The stores are crammed full with young girls especially at the weekend! Additionally ... read more

Hello Tokyo. This is our very first stop and im fucking (sorry out that) excited as you don hear that people have gone to Japan on their travels around the world. Lucky for us we have been giving this fantastic oppertunity to stay in Tokyo. After a long restless flight we e here and the weather looks amazing i thought it was autumn but this is great hopefully all the places we go are like this. So we finally get through Passport control where they take you finger prints and photo which was wierd. Also the first thing you see is those surgeon masks everyones got them it takes some getting used to. By the time we get out of the airport to be greeted by John Paul its just gone 10.00. We exchange a few ... read more

Living with a boy had all but killed my shopping instinct. Usually shopping trips with George involve the following: Him: "You know you should let me pick your clothes. I think I know what suits you better." Me: insulted but sensing the opportunity to buy pretty new things "OK, lets go shopping" At the store changing rooms: Me: "Ok, how does this look" Him: ... ... ... (he's waiting impatiently on the bench outside the shop, having got bored after only 10 minutes) So shopping doesn't usually have a place on my holiday itinerary. But shopping in Tokyo with Kimberly was awesome. It seems the Japanese love to shop - the stores were packed and there were lines down the street waiting for new shops to open. You wouldn't guess there was a recession. We wandered ... read more