Tag: Temple
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Day 68 – Osaka
Today we met up with our Canadian stalker friend, who had arrived in Osaka a few days before us. We met up outside Hotel J Ship and went for a walk around town. Our first stop was Namba Yasaka Shrine, which is known for the Lion Head Shrine. There is a conventional shrine there also, […]
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Day 61 – Kyoto
Today we walked from Santiago Hostel to Fushimi Inari Taisha. Fushimi Inari is a site full of thousands of Torii Gates that have been donated over the years. The site has been around since before 794 AD. We spent around two hours there climbing the trails around Mount Inari. While here, we had a chance […]
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Day 58 – Takayama
Today we left our accommodation, Relax Hostel Takayama Station and walked towards the Miyagawa Morning Market, which is across the river on the other side of the Miyagawa River. The market itself has lots of food, plant and souvenir shops. Kitiyama Walking Course From the market we joined up with the Kitiyama Walking Course, which […]
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Day 55 – Nikko to Kawaguchiko
Today we checked out of our accommodation Sleping Nikko Inali. Before we left Nikko though, we decided to have a quick look at the temples we had missed yesterday, with our newly found tour guide friend, who was kind enough to say she will show us around and the super cool Canadian guy. We had […]
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Day 54 – Nikko
Last night at the Hostel Sleping Nikko Inari, we met a few more people. We all decided to travel together, which made the trip more fun. We all took a early bus to Lake Yunoko, which is pretty much the end of the bus line. Up here, the were some natural hot springs along the […]
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Day 53 – Nikko
Today we were happy to explore the beautiful town of Nikko. From the hostel Sleping Nikko Inari it was a short walk, and then a bus trip up the mountain ranges towards Nikko National Park. Since we were using the Nikko Pass provided by Tobu all the buses were included. The pass also included a […]
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Day 51 – Tokyo
Today we went to Asakusa’s Tobu Tourist Information Center to pick up our Nikko Pass which we had ordered online from Bangkok. Getting to Asakusa station was easy, but then finding the Tobu Tourist Information Centre wasn’t. The Tobu station is a separate building around 100-200 meters away from the exit of the main Subway […]
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Day 46 – Bangkok
Today we walked from 4J Lodge to the Grand Palace. Its something we wanted to do for a while, but due to the early closing time (3:30pm) we had been putting it off until we could dedicate a day to it. While walking there we met another local on the street who asked us where […]
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Day 43 – Bangkok & Ayutthaya
Today we were picked up from around Khao San Road (hotel pick up was available but we thought it would be easier given the Grab driver’s difficulty finding our hotel) for our day tour of Ayutthaya. Ayutthaya Historical Park Wat Yai Cha Mongkol The tour consisted of 4 mini buses and one English speaking tour […]
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Day 37 – Chiang Rai
Today we had another tour guide booked for the city of Chiang Rai. We woke up early again, but this time we could have breakfast at X Kingdom hostel. Once the tour guide came (again a few minutes late) we hopped into the full van. Hot Springs We drove on the bus for around 1 […]
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