It was my first time attending the Gion Matsuri on July 17, 2016 in Kyoto. I left home at 7:30 am and took a train to Gion-Shijo Station in Kyoto. It took about an hour from Yodoyabashi Station. When I got there, I stopped at the Visitors Information Center at the station to grab… Continue reading Gion Matsuri in Kyoto
Category: travel
First Time in China
I got to China for the first time on Sunday. We flew to Shanghai and then a driver drove us to Changzhou Wujin. It took us three hours to drive to Changzhou Wujin from the Shanghai Airport. Changzhou is bigger than I expected. My first meal in China was Japanese food (and I just… Continue reading First Time in China
Heading to Singapore
After spending two nights in Malaysia, I went to Singapore and spent four nights there including the weekend (from June 24th to 28th). It was great to be able to spend some time there on my own. I stayed at a brand new hotel, Mercure Bogis. It just opened a few weeks ago. So far,… Continue reading Heading to Singapore
Heading to Malaysia
I spent the night in Makati, the Philippines last night. Today (June 22, 2016), we headed to Kuala Lumpur. I haven’t been to Malaysia for a long time. The last time I was there might have been 20 years ago. They have a new airport which was nice but pretty far away from the city.… Continue reading Heading to Malaysia
Day 3 Living in Osaka, Japan
Today I had a business trip to the Philippines. It was raining pretty hard in the morning. I had to walk about five minutes to the subway station with my luggage. I was planning to take a Repit Beta train from Namba to KIX at 7:00 AM this morning but when I got to Namba… Continue reading Day 3 Living in Osaka, Japan