Nihon, the second time around.
I went to Japan last week.
This is my second time in Nihon, Osaka, Kansai and Hiroshima (my anecdotes from my first exploit are here). The five-year gap was long enough for me to forget some details while managing to retain others (selective memory, anyone?). Thus, I enjoyed this trip as much as I did the first time around. I also knew better than to spend a lot of time at temples and museums. This trip was to enjoy the scenery thus that was what I did, alhamdulillah.
Will write about it properly later but these are some of the snapshots of the trip that I also shared on Twitter.
Kinokuniya di Grand Front Osaka, Umeda, bersebelahan Osaka eki.
Pengalas perut malam pertama di Takayama dari Family Mart.
Pergi juga ke Gion, Kyoto kerana batu yang dipahat puisi Isamu Yoshi ini. #literaturegeek
Makan malam lewat kerana berkejar cari Junkudo tadi. Kedai buku enam tingkat di Umeda.
Cuba di Kiyomizudera. Tak sempat rasa parfait teh hijau atau teh hijau susu dicadangkan Bonnie.
Sarapan dalam shinkansen Kodama. Beli di stesen Nagoya semasa transit dari Takayama.
Poskad-poskad yang akan dipos pada saat-saat akhir. Kali ini ada stok setem. Lekat siap-siap esok masuk peti surat.(Poskad-poskad ini akhirnya diserahkan kepada gadis kaunter resepsi Sayap Utara, Balai Pelepasan Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Kansai yang baik hati membantu mengeposnya).
Menara Kyoto yang terpantul di dinding Stesen Kyoto. Tak puas pergi Kyoto kali ini. Harus datang musim tak ada orang.
Kohi dari Mister Donut. (Kedai Mister Donut ini masih di lokasi sama seperti lima tahun lalu).
Memburu shinkansen semasa kembara. Sambil tunggu kereta api sendiri, ambil gambar kereta api lain.
Running magazine rack in Maruzen-Junkudo, Umeda.If I can do it all over again, I would have taken it more slowly. It was a hectic trip - from Hiroshima, I went on a day trip to Nagasaki. The total mileage for the journey was 868 km! Spent more time on the trains than in Nagasaki itself! With that said, I didn't regret it. I wanted to see the mountains, I wanted to ride the trains, and I got my wishes. Alhamdulillah.
This is my second time in Nihon, Osaka, Kansai and Hiroshima (my anecdotes from my first exploit are here). The five-year gap was long enough for me to forget some details while managing to retain others (selective memory, anyone?). Thus, I enjoyed this trip as much as I did the first time around. I also knew better than to spend a lot of time at temples and museums. This trip was to enjoy the scenery thus that was what I did, alhamdulillah.
Will write about it properly later but these are some of the snapshots of the trip that I also shared on Twitter.
Kinokuniya di Grand Front Osaka, Umeda, bersebelahan Osaka eki.
Pengalas perut malam pertama di Takayama dari Family Mart.
Pergi juga ke Gion, Kyoto kerana batu yang dipahat puisi Isamu Yoshi ini. #literaturegeek
Makan malam lewat kerana berkejar cari Junkudo tadi. Kedai buku enam tingkat di Umeda. 
Cuba di Kiyomizudera. Tak sempat rasa parfait teh hijau atau teh hijau susu dicadangkan Bonnie.
Sarapan dalam shinkansen Kodama. Beli di stesen Nagoya semasa transit dari Takayama.
Poskad-poskad yang akan dipos pada saat-saat akhir. Kali ini ada stok setem. Lekat siap-siap esok masuk peti surat.(Poskad-poskad ini akhirnya diserahkan kepada gadis kaunter resepsi Sayap Utara, Balai Pelepasan Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Kansai yang baik hati membantu mengeposnya).
Menara Kyoto yang terpantul di dinding Stesen Kyoto. Tak puas pergi Kyoto kali ini. Harus datang musim tak ada orang.
Kohi dari Mister Donut. (Kedai Mister Donut ini masih di lokasi sama seperti lima tahun lalu).
Memburu shinkansen semasa kembara. Sambil tunggu kereta api sendiri, ambil gambar kereta api lain.
Running magazine rack in Maruzen-Junkudo, Umeda.If I can do it all over again, I would have taken it more slowly. It was a hectic trip - from Hiroshima, I went on a day trip to Nagasaki. The total mileage for the journey was 868 km! Spent more time on the trains than in Nagasaki itself! With that said, I didn't regret it. I wanted to see the mountains, I wanted to ride the trains, and I got my wishes. Alhamdulillah. 
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