Tokyo - More than a City <2009.12.2>

Finally the time has come for our final trip – back to Tokyo and getting ready for the return back home to Austria.



We used these last sunny autumn days to explore the temples, shopping centers and gourmet delights of this lively city.

Those are the MUST DO´s of Tokyo:
1.) Visit the biggest temple – Asukusa






2.) Take the boat trip down the Edogawa River to the entertainment island Odaiba









3.) Relaxing at Tokyo`s biggest hot spring – Oedo Onsen Odaiba



4.) Enjoy the leaf change in the outer Imperial Palace






5.) Window shopping at Ginza – Most expensive street





6.) Taste Tokyo`s original food - Monja & Wiener Schnitzel





7.) Searching for something special in buzzing city



8.) Hunt a dragon through colorful China Town





9.) Enjoy the view of Japans tallest building – Yokohama`s Landmark Tower









10.) Get physical at the ice skating ground in Akasakasakasu (but only if you can pronounce that ;-)





11.) Compete with the next superstar in your private karaoke box





12.) Join a Japanese Wedding at Yoyogi Jinja





13.) Cheer up the John Travolta Fans in the Yoyogi Park










14.) Get your personal picture with Harajuku’s maniacs







15.) Survive the super-hype teenage shopping street






CONGRATULATION – you survived with us this long journey through so many different cultures and countries!

Hello & Good-Bye`s are always the hardest things – and it`s hard to say goodbye.

We shed our last tears with our Japanese friends



… and waved to the final




SAYONARA

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Feel the Earth breathing at Hakone <2009.11.28>

Today we have the longest trip in front of us. Going from Koyasan to Hakone National Park we have to change 7 times the trains before we arrive finally at our hotel B&B Pension at Kowakien.



I have been to this area many times before but I can`t get enough. It`s just perfect for a long weekend trip or even a day visit if you can`t effort more time.



The highlight is the way up to the volcanic mountain Owakudani where you can stroll along lively geyser and can enjoy black eggs cooked in the geyser itself.

Von Feel the Earth breathing at Hakone

Von Feel the Earth breathing at Hakone

Gourmet Tip: Bring along some cheese, sausage and chips which go along very well with the hard boiled eggs! I always get many jealous sights when I am having my picnic there ;-)





The weather is very unpredictable so you can be lucky if you have sunny weather like today in comparison to the next day:





This mystic atmosphere underlines the spooky ride on the pirate ship on the other side on the mountain, which runs along Lake Asahi.





With the elixir of hot sake to keep us warm, we could really feel the ghosts …





At the end of this round trip you can either go back to Tokyo or stay like us another day and spent it in the water park Yunessun where you can enjoy any possible Japanese bath like swimming in green tea, red wine, coffee or even sake.



Warm greetings from the Rotemboro

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