Our recent travels (to Izu and the safari park) brought back memories of our first trip to Shizuoka, and we were both reminiscing with certain amusement how different our trips were then and now, so I thought to write a post on it (Flashback Friday…
When Fu’s aunt visited recently, we went hiking at Mount Takao, which is located on the far west of Tokyo. Previously when Fu and I visited Mount Takao, we took the cable car from the base to the mid point, but this time we…
Fu’s colleague was visiting from USA and since it was her last weekend, we asked her if she’d like to drive somewhere. We suggested flowers (it’s hydrangea season now!) or beach and she was more keen on the latter, so we headed there. June is…
Yoyogi Park is a big park near Harajuku Station in Tokyo. There are no admission fees and the park generally emanates a vibrant energy, with people engaged in all sorts of activities in the park. Off the top of my head, I recall seeing people playing badminton,…
Meguro River, or Meguro-gawa is a famous place in Tokyo for viewing cherry blossoms, but I have only ever seen photos of it. I decided to rectify it this year by starting off the sakura season here! More than 800 sakura trees line both sides…
Although the sakura season has long past, its beauty still lives on in the photos I captured! I thought I’d better fasterly blog it before it gets backlogged till the next sakura season lol. (yes, there are posts that I meant to write that are more…
May is my favorite month in the year! Why? Because the weather is PERFECT. With low 20-ish degree celsius weather, it’s neither too cold nor too hot! No need to huddle into heavy winter coats, or melt under the sweltering summer heat. Not rainy season (that’s in…