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The travel diaries: Japanese Impressions part 8

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Follow my blog with Bloglovin And time has come to say goodbye to Japan. This is the final post, about our final day. We reserved a very special trip for the last day. The four us took Albus to see Nikko. And these are some of the photographs we took. Up to this point, we followed the traditional trail. We saw a trail that would lead us to a waterfall and thought "Why not?". Looks like the setting of a Tolkien book. The day didn't end well. The weather suddenly changed and it started raining and we heard way too many thunders.  As we hurried back to the station, on foot and without anything that could resemble a raincoat, the group got separated. Boys went on ahead and girls stayed behind. A car stopped and a middle aged japanese man invited Mariana and I to get in, to take cover. The scenario seems frightening and I didn't tell my parents about this until I was bac...

The travel diaries: Japanese Impressions part 7

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Photo journal of a day spent in Nara. M

The travel diaries: Japanese Impressions part 6

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Osaka. Our last "base camp" before heading back to Tokyo. Street art, neons, western signs everywhere, colour... Osaka was full of life. Not my favourite place in Japan, but definitely interesting. Dumbledore got the best pictures during the trip, lucky man! Also, the Osaka Castle is definitely worth the visit. Conveyor belt sushi was such a fun experience. Don't be fooled by the low prices per plate, we ended up paying almost as much as we'd pay here in Lisbon. Sushi is not cheap, what makes the difference is the quality of the fish, how fresh it is, even if you're going for cheaper establishments (by japanese standards). This day was actually the eve of my birthday, so we took a walk around the Dotonbori area. Drinking at Bar Freedom . Found on our LP guide, it's a great place to hang out. Beware though, it's quite small and you should arrive early. Amerika-mura. Murals, a Sta...