Every thing has an end, and I am now at Narita airport writing this last post. I am so happy that I've finally got to explore Japan during the short yet splendid cherry blossoms season. Thank you for following my adventure, I hope you enjoyed reading my blog.
I have to say that I am so proud of my planning skills that helped me organize my time so efficiently during my trip! :) I also have to thank my husband to live this experience with me and to give me constant support during this trip, especially when I'm stressing about not catching the trains! :)
Sayonara Sakura, Sayonara Japan! I will be back! ;)
Some interesting facts
My top cities:
1- Tokyo: for its diversity
2- Kyoto: for its beautiful landscape
3- Osaka: for the everywhere food
My top meals:
1- Sushi breakfast
2- Fresh shrimp tempura (not in blog)
3- Kobe beef
My top attractions:
1- Shinjuku Gyoen
2- Bamboo Forest
3- too many...
What I've learned during this trip:
- Japanese love to use transparent umbrellas
- Japanese serve meal to men first
- Japanese all wear uniforms or suits for work
- Japanese people (and trains) are extremely punctual
- 5 persons out of 10 wear a mask on the street
- 8 girls out of 10 wear beige tights
Words we hear the most:
- arigatou gozaimasu
- sumimasen
- gomenasai
- ...kudasai
Websites and applications that were extremely useful for my trip:
- www.japan-guide.com: the most complete guide for japan trip planning
- www.hyperdia.com: to find routes/schedules for subways and trains
- CityMaps2Go Pro (App): the best offline map ever
- Learn Japanese (App): to find relevant words to accompany the body language
- PlayMemories Mobile (App): to upload my Sony camera photos to my phone
Bye bye Japan! I will miss you!
ReplyDeleteAlice!!! Im so happy you got to live your dream! i was a pleasure following you every morning :)
ReplyDeleteC'était vraiment cool de pouvoir suivre votre aventure! C'était comme une visite guidée du Japon pour nous aussi :) I almost felt like i was there too!
ReplyDeleteNow you know what it's time for, right? You know it: SLIDESHOW!!!
See you in May!!!!
ReplyDeleteWelcome back to Q1 lol!!!
ReplyDeleteGlad that you could follow your trip schedule!
I'm glad you finally got to fulfill your lifelong dream with Fendy! :) I did like reading your blog! And nice commentary at the end. Will definitely be useful for future travels.
ReplyDeletei like your interesting facts! ah narita, j'ai été souvent, mais pas encore eu l'occasion d'aller explorer plus loin! merci d'avoir partagé ce beau voyage, je suis content que tu puisses avoir réalisé ce projet que tu me parlais avec tant de passion! why always ask DSLR owner to take picture for you? depuis que j'avais vu ton post sur manger des sushis pour déjeuner, j'en rêve, j'en avais même parlé à mon frère aujourd'hui avant de lire ce dernier post ;)
ReplyDeleteThere's a much bigger chance that you get a nice picture taken from a DSLR owner than from one who use their phone camera to take photos! lol well, that is from our experience!
Deleteyou're such a cute traveller :D glad you had fun, can't wait to see you soon :)
ReplyDeleteYep! All good things come to an end but many other as great or greater experiences are also awaiting us!! ;-) Can't wait to hear more about your trip LIVE and see MORE pictures LIVE!! ;-)
ReplyDeleteyour blog made my morning. :) can't wait to see you tonight and see your expressions as you recount this awesome trip.
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