Naxos
rain is something we didn’t account for in Greece, didn’t even bother the check the weather prognosis, this is all I managed to photograph in a short walk in town, second day was planned for full island drive, rain disagreed..I think Naxos has the cutest old town from all the Cyclades
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Santorini part 2
having some chilling days was nice, but after the second day we had to do something, else what is next, all inclusive holiday? so on the last day we took a boat cruise around the island. as beautiful as Santorini is too much tranquility is too much for us..
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Santorini part 1
first real holiday of 2020; due to Corona we had to choose an European destination, the finalists were Greek islands and Tuscany, the seafood was declared a winner. There are plenty of tourists but not the typical croudy santorini. We’ll be off to Paros, Naxos, Mykonos and briefly in Athens. It was nice to return […]
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Kyoto – part 4
Himeji-jo is about an hour by train from Kyoto, one of the few original castles left in Japan and what must be their most brilliant one. Very stunning! They recently finished comprehensive renovations, which they conduct every 50 years to be sure they pass on the required skills to the next generation. While the first […]
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Kyoto – part 3
The next morning we were back in the tourist masses at Arashiyama bamboo grove. I can’t imagine how all of this has been two weeks ago, the main weeks to travel for cherry blossoms. In Himeji, our guide told us they had over 12k visitors in one day. The grove was beautiful though with endless […]
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Kyoto – part 2
The town of Nara, 40km away from Kyoto, was Japan’s first permanent capital and is another Unesco World Heritage Site. The main sight is the great buddha (Daibutsu), 16m high and consisting of 437 tonnes of bronze and 130kg of gold. The Daibutsu-den (Great Buddha Hall) is a beautiful towering wooden building, one of the […]
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Kyoto – part 1
After a disappointing ride in the Thunderbird train (it was fast but with that name, we expected more), we arrived mid-day at Kyoto, to another rainy afternoon. Tokyo is all the new, the bright lights, skyscrapers, cute food and colorful fashion. Kyoto is the old Japan, lots of temples and shrines, peaceful gardens, picturesque old […]
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Kanazawa and the Japanese Alps April – part 2
The trip to Takayama was super smooth as overall traveling in Japan was. We booked the tickets online and with a three hours break in Ogimachi, to see the famous gasshō-zukuri farmhouses. They are steep reed-roofed wooden homes, made for harsh winters and meters of snow piling up on their roofs. It’s an Unesco world […]
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Kanazawa and the Japanese Alps
Kanazawa and the Japanese Alps April 11-13 Kanazawa is one of the best preserved Edo-period cities in Japan, the 260 years period of the Tokugawa shogunate that united the country in 1603 and brought peace and prosperity. The town is famous forKenroku-en Garden – one of Japan’s top three gardens, the Nagamachi Samurai district and […]
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Tokyo April 7-10 – day 4
Our fourth day was meant to be another day trip, this one to visit the Toshogu shrine in Nikko. But with the prognosis of constant rain and a temperature of less than three degrees, we decided to go with a Tokyo indoor activity day. So leisurely breakfast at Starbucks, umbrella shopping in Lawson and a […]
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