Archive for category TRAVEL
beijing – the front door
this place is called 前门 which literally translates to the front door. it’s a fantastic place to eat and shop, mostly with traditional very very ancient stores that sells tea pots, tea, hats, peking duck (ORIGINAL PEKING DUCK but it’s not the super duper expensive place, this is the less fancy but lunch-type place), shoes, scissors, and i think there’s a place that you can watch traditional comedy shows.
my aunt took us here but we got lost and these are the pics that i took while getting lost!
this guy is someone that stands outside the shops and attracts customers by relaying off rhymes with two half pieces of bamboo that creates a rhythm. the original beatboxer kkkz?
i rarely put stuff under the cut but this post is gonna be huggeeee so:
if you ever visit beijing this place is very tourist friendly, it’s very clean and it’s not super crowded so it’s not bad. it’s expensive though because the brands are very old and hence charge an arm and a leg for stuff but comparatively to european shops it’s really nothing. there is an amazing hat shop that charges about 500 RMB for a really good hat, less than $80 and the price varies too of course
dog and cat pictures
made a compilation of all the animals that i saw on my trip
look at that chow chow!!!!! heart heart heart heart
you would think that i would see cats more..but nope
kyoto (3)
the last of
if you’ve known me since 4 years ago then you’ve seen variations of the below photos, but still, it’s nice to look sometimes.
this is my favorite photo, caught by surprise right next to this tourist girl that looked slightly unhappy. i love how differently we are dressed, a real contrast….
i call this area, the rurouni kenshin place… i felt like the story would have gone down in a place like this..
and this is..what i call the slightly orange but mostly red temple…
until next time !
Kyoto (2)
finally left the rain that was Kinkakuji and we are headed towards Kawaramachi!
the weather doesn’t give a shit about your vacation
moar temple pics, of course
random shops that are not happy when you take pics…but of course, only I was embarrassed…
one piece merch everywhere
korean food! and the kyoto tower! where is this restaurant you ask? i THINK it’s at Osaka station…somewhere in a mall, possibly level 11
Kinkakuji
yes! one of the biggest tourist places in kyoto! Because we are tourists… anyways, you can buy an all day bus pass for 500 yen at the bus stop terminal place at kyoto station. it’s very useful because i hate having to figure out how much things “cost” on the bus or on the train, the local will surely swear at you!
the “ticket” for kinkakuji is 400 yen, i think most of the shrines don’t cost any money, some do, the expensive gold ones do. Also, get a bus map (english version available) at the kyoto tourism agency. IT IS USEFUL! get it.
oh goddamit, i was soaked that day, soaked and unhappy and soaked
since we are here, more photos please!
it’s like a wish well but there’s no water…you throw your money there..
till next time, i had wanted to go to several other shrines but due to the weather we had to go back. never fear, till next time!
kyoto (1)
morning rush
there is a “ramen street” at the kyoto JR station. I think it’s on the 7th or 11th floor. If you find a guide to the department store it’s easy to find. When we got there, it was too early and a lot of the shops werent open yet. I think the ‘street’ itself opens really early but shops remain closed until 11 am. So hang out and decide what you want to eat! I hate using the ticket vending machine….i just want to order…food…
what we ended up having….
forbidden palace 2
i don’t like to give a lot of advice because i don’t have a lot of advice to give, but if you are planning to visit the Forbidden Palace at any given point in your life, you MUST NOT eat at the restaurant there. It is disgusting, please bring your own food, be really full before you go in. You can buy drinks and stuff there but for god’s sake bring your own food.
shinsaibashi!
first day in osaka~~~
don’t get it, it’s not that good..
getting takoyaki from the SOURCE! the stand moved like 200m down from where it was last time i was there.
i think i look alright here so i’m showing this picture. i love this omurice place! it’s a really reasonably price too. i think two set meals were under 1000yen. really useless directions but it’s RIGHT next to H&M
grocery haul!!! i live on this vitamin C stuff cause i was sick the first day there.
then the typhoon hit…