21_21 Design, MOT, Burgers and fake food (Tokyo 2014, #8)

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After visiting Kyoto, we spend our last two days in Tokyo. We explored more parts of this huge city. This city has it all! Huge crowds at Shinjuku, idyllic neighbourhoods near Yoyogi park. Shop till you drop, and eat your … Lees verder

Best lunch at restaurant Takuma Gion Shirakawa (Kyoto 2014, #5)

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The Japanese (public) transport has many beeping and cute sounds. For example, the traffic lights make bird sounds and the subway has tv drama music. It’s funny and the tunes get in your head. This is only in Japan! Restaurant … Lees verder

Top of mount Wakakusa in touristic Nara (Kyoto 2014, #3)

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This will be a relatively short blog about our next (near) Kyoto experience. Although it was not on our must-visit list, we went to Nara. After a 40-minute train trip (one way) we arrived in a gloomy place called: Nara. … Lees verder

Gion 祇園 and Yasaka Shrine 八坂神社 (Kyoto 京都市, Japan 2014 #1)

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It took almost 5 hours to get from Hakuba to Kyoto. You know what they say about that there are almost no train delays in Japan? We had some small delays with the local trains! But that’s no problem at … Lees verder

Forest walk at Iwatake (Hakuba, Japan 2014 #1)

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When we arrived in Hakuba after a smooth train trip with several trains, we saw the beautiful environment and autumn colours. Restaurant Pizzakaya We went to Pizzakaya that evening, a small Izakaya that serves pizza and a mix of European … Lees verder

Inokashira park, Jazz, Coffee Amp and Drum & Bass at Womb (Tokyo #6, 2014)

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The sun is shining and we were walking in Inokashira park in the morning. This park can be pretty crowded, and we can imagine why. There are many little school children who explore the park and play games. And then … Lees verder

Mori art museum, Tokyo tower and Roppongi (Tokyo, 2014 #4)

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We were looking for restaurant Chienfu, but we walked in the wrong direction. We bumped into one of the galleries we wanted to visit: Wako Works of Art. There was a small photography exposition from Gregor Schneider. We found it … Lees verder

Coffee spot Obscura and Latte art at streamer Coffee company (Tokyo, 2014 #2)

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Our first full day in Tokyo started at 9:00 in the morning. After we ate some bananas, we walked around in two trendy areas: Shimokitazawa and Setagaya, which had many small, cool shops and restaurants. Unfortunately, many places were closed … Lees verder

Review vegetarian restaurant Betty’s (Amsterdam, 2014)

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Restaurant Betty’s is celebrating its 26th anniversary and we were happy to try their anniversary menu last Thursday. Personal, delicious, warm and organic vegetarian food. Just a few words that describe this great place where we had dinner with my … Lees verder

Poppy and Sebastian pâtisserie and Maltby street market

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Sometimes you walk into neighborhoods that – at first sight – look a bit depressing, but that changes immediately after you discover some treasures of London city. Of course I am excited about Borough market and Shoreditch, but these places … Lees verder