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Kawagoe Old Tokyo Town

Nige April 19, 2015

Nige & June visit Kawagoe old Tokyo town. We walked around a town in Kawagoe city in Saitama prefecture. The street has a view of old warehouse like as in the Edo period (1800s Tokyo). It was fun to see the old town with the ancient atmosphere. We then had Japanese green tea mochi (rice […]

Matsue castle plus Ninja house

Nige April 22, 2015

Nige J June visit the Matsue castle plus ninja house in Matsue. After that they made the long journey to Hiroshima via Okayama.

Bye bye Perth

Nige March 24, 2015

Bye bye Perth time. It’s one day before Nige & June fly out to Kuala Lumpur and time for them to say bye bye to Perth. Having spent over one year in Perth they have come to appreciate much that Perth has to offer as well as accept the things that Perth is lacking. And […]

JR Pass plus Ueno Hanami

Nige April 19, 2015

JR Pass plus Ueno Hanami (Cherry blossom). We went to Ikebukuro station to buy JR pass which we had prebooked in Perth Australia. We gave the staff exchange order with some documents and was successful. Then we had cheap Tonkotsu ramen and went to Ueno park for Hanami. We did not do proper Hanami (have […]

Normal Saturday in Perth

Nige February 16, 2015

Just a normal Saturday in Perth, where June and I go through our weekend routines. Which normally involves exercise, spending the morning in a cafe, lunch somewhere quite often at Subiaco Station Market, spending the afternoon in a cafe, then shopping and normally dinner at home. This routine was slightly different but you will have […]

Kings Park

Nige February 12, 2015

We spent one afternoon exploring the beauty of Kings Park. Sight’s included the war memorial, botanical gardens and water gardens.

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Perth Japan Festival 2015

Nige March 9, 2015

We made a quick visit to the Perth Japan festival 2015. There were lots of people there.

Japan Rail Pass Exchange Order

Nige February 18, 2015

Today was spent buying Japan Rail Pass Exchange Order at one of the local HIS offices in Perth. I will be travelling with June who is Japanese. Normally Japanese people are not eligible for the Japan Rail Pass, but for those who are living outside of Japan and are married to a foreigner exceptions can […]

Oisezuka Park Hanami

Nige April 19, 2015

Nige & June go to the Oisezuka Park Hanami. We walked around Oisezuka park in Kawagoe, Saitama prefecture. Cherry blossom trees made a tunnel along the street. It was very beautiful. Then we went to Yakitori (char-grill chicken skewers) Bar. They have reasonably priced food and it was nice to soak in the atmosphere in […]

Rottnest Island Trip

Nige February 19, 2015

June and Nige make a Rottnest Island trip, where they hire bicycles and travel around the island.