Destinations
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11 October 2013 – Kyoto, Japan
At the geisha dance in Gion Odori, so exciting! Short video, since we are in the theater.
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10 October 2013 – Osaka, Japan
“Come to Osaka, you will have a lovely time” – Jenia. Exploring Osaka for a day trip, no plan, just exploration. Came across a beautiful rose garden downtown, right before the sunset.
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9 October 2013 – Kyoto, Japan
Exploring streets of Kyoto, Japan and visiting various temples, stumbled upon a giant shrine right at the sunset. Stumbling upon the Gate of Jingu-michi street.
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8 October 2013 – Naoshima, Japan
Enroute to Kyoto, escaping typhoon and, once again, on a ferry.
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7 October 2013 – Naoshima, Japan
Quick retreat to Naoshima, Japan – a beautiful island full of art.
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Konichiwa Japan!
We are in Japan! For 2 days already. We were sad to part with Korea – felt like 10 days wasn’t really enough for the beautiful country. But! Japan is awesome. We finalized our 2 week travel plans for the country last night, which are as always subject to change if we feel like it.
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6 October 2013 – Hiroshima, Japan
Grocery shopping in Hiroshima, Japan. As always, featuring coverage of a meat section — didn’t realize I was such a carnivore!
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5 October 2013 – Fukouka, Japan
After getting off the ferry from Busan, South Korea, we are boarding our first Japanese high-speed en route to Hiroshima.
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4 October 2013 – Busan, South Korea
Exploring Yongdusan Park in Busan, South Korea. We stumbled upon the local performance and had some marvelous weather and views.
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3 October 2013 – Gyeongju, South Korea
Hiking Namsan mountain and stumbling onto a Buddhist temple.
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2 October 2013 – Seoul, South Korea
Going for a bike ride in Gyeongju, South Korea. Jenia is skeptical of filming and biking.
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1 October 2013 – Seoul, South Korea
Last day in Seoul, also happens to be 65th anniversary of South Korea’s armed forces. A military parade – how cool is that?!