Month: April 2017
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Kamakura and Kyoto.
Last time we were in kamakura we ended up not taking a look at the great buddha, so this time we couldn’t miss it. After Kamakura we stopped in Yokohama for a nice light dinner. It was amazing to see how much it had grown since we were last there back in 2013. We then…
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Fuji-san and Kappa street.
It’s been amazing to be back in Japan. To see the cherry blossoms has been a dream come true for me. Other than that, we have found a Japan that we didn’t know yet: one where eight people out of ten says our daughter is kawaii (cute), actively saying it out loud and even stopping…
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Back in Harajuku.
Last time I was in Tokyo, leaving the city, I had a gut feeling that we wouldn’t be back by ourselves… and here we are, with a baby in the stroller, back in Harajuku. It’s been amazing to be back and seeing the cherry blossoms. For such a long time I watched anime and wondered…
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Hiking the hills.
Over the last two days we hiked around the mountains in Açores. We strapped the baby on our backs and off we went. It was incredibly beautiful to walk around, be close to nature, and see all the greenery and the waterfalls. Leo fell asleep on the last bit, but it was still so gorgeous.…
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To the hot springs.
On our second day in Azores we continued to drive around the little island, and visited a bunch of different places. At the Furnas we were immersed in the humid, hot and sulphur smelling springs, that could be spotted all over the place. Due to volcanic activity there are tons of places with hot…
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Green paradise.
There’s a small archipelago in the middle of the Atlantic that is the definition of paradise. And it’s 100% Portuguese: Açores. These beautiful islands are specks of green surrounded by deep blue waters, from a distance, and once there, it’s like you are immersed in a sea of beautiful shades of green, with clear crystalline…