Memoirs from the Land of Suits and Ramen, Fri, 08 Nov 13
Simon
with Eva
at a Transit
in Asia, Japan
Today it all ends. We thanked Toshiko and went to the airport quite early. Thanks to that Eva is less stressed about the flight. I could do with more sleep. Our flight is delayed by 1.5h, so more waiting. I …
Memoirs from the Land of Suits and Ramen, Fri, 08 Nov 13
Simon
with Eva
at a City, Temple, UNESCO site
in Asia, Japan
Today we decided to see Buddha again. A big one. We took a train to Nara, another ancient temple town and a former capital (7-9th Century), like Kamakura. Instead of temple complexes lost in mountain valleys, here they were mostly …
Memoirs from the Land of Suits and Ramen, Fri, 08 Nov 13
Simon
with Eva
at a Castle, City
in Asia, Japan
Osaka turns out to be only marginally less culturally boring than Sapporo. The history museum was closed, so we were left with Osaka Castle and… Osaka Castle. We went there in the morning and it was definitely time well spent. …
Memoirs from the Land of Suits and Ramen, Fri, 08 Nov 13
Simon
with Eva
at a Castle, City, Temple, UNESCO site
in Asia, Japan
Last night we arrived to Osaka very tired, went right to the hostel (couldn’t find any couchsurfers for the first couple nights) and collapsed. Despite the tiredness, I couldn’t fall asleep. Well, the guy on the next bed snoring might …
Conference Trips, Memoirs from the Land of Suits and Ramen, Tue, 05 Nov 13
Simon
with Eva
at a City
in Asia, Japan
This was the first conference I’ve been to where everything started and ended on time. Every single talk. Wow. There were a few interesting talks, a few that would be interesting if they weren’t delivered in the most sleep-inducing manner, …
Memoirs from the Land of Suits and Ramen, Tue, 05 Nov 13
Simon
with Eva
at a City, Park
in Asia, Japan
A bit disappointing. There is hardly anything here. Sapporo is a rather boring city of wide streets, high buildings, more wide streets, perfect 180x480m grid and little spirit. All built after 1850. It feels boring, and as it turns out, …
Memoirs from the Land of Suits and Ramen, Tue, 05 Nov 13
Simon
with Eva
at a City, Park
in Asia, Japan
Trees and skyscrapers, my favourite combination Today morning we packed, left Guillaume’s keys in his mailbox and, having several hours left until our flight to Sapporo, we went to the imperial gardens. This time – success, it’s open! Nice park, …
Memoirs from the Land of Suits and Ramen, Sat, 02 Nov 13
Simon
with Eva
at a City, Park, Temple
in Asia, Japan
Look what we found! Our plan for today has been carried out despite the weather’s insistence to prove to us that Scotland isn’t as bad as we thought. We went to Shinjuku and Shibuya – the alternative districts. And guess …
Memoirs from the Land of Suits and Ramen, Sat, 02 Nov 13
Simon
with Eva
at a City, Sea, Temple, UNESCO site
in Asia, Japan
View of Engakuji Today I finally slept well. At 8 am I still didn’t feel like crawling out of bed! Had to, though – Seiichi was due home at 9, and we had to clean up a bit before his return. …
Memoirs from the Land of Suits and Ramen, Sat, 02 Nov 13
Simon
with Eva
at a City, Museum, Park
in Asia, Japan
Under the streets of Tokyo Although I couldn’t fall asleep the previous night, today I woke up at 5am and couldn’t fall asleep again. Ah well, at least I had some extra time to mark essays. Bicycle parkings in almost …
Memoirs from the Land of Suits and Ramen, Thu, 31 Oct 13
Simon
with Eva
at a City, Museum, Temple
in Asia, Japan
We slept for over 13 hours and still woke up tired. Meanwhile I realized we lost Friday. Jetlag kills puppies. Tokyo Metropolitan Museum, main building Today it’s meant to be even more rainy. A typhoon hit the city, bringing a …
Memoirs from the Land of Suits and Ramen, Thu, 31 Oct 13
Simon
with Eva
at a City, Park
in Asia, Japan
And we’re off!. At the airport – tired but happy At the airport – tired but happy The journey to Japan starts with an early morning wake up and a slightly less than usual-stressed Eva. Mid landing in Paris: Charles …
