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Hyperlinks corrections – Trip to Japan 2008

Panoramixia — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 16:18:42 +0000

Hyperlinks corrections of the Kyoto houses, following a website update of the agency:

Trip to Central Europe 2009: Vienna, Budapest, Krakow and Prague

Panoramixia — Fri, 29 May 2009 03:14:18 +0000

Following the same tradition of my other trips, the slide show, maps, the complete photo albums and itinerary of my trip are now available in the header and here:

Central Europe 2009

Here is the slideshow of 90 pictures of my trip:

Now the “only” thing remaining is to put a description on each of my picture…

Summary – Japan 2008 (Kyoto, Osaka et Nara) trip

Panoramixia — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 18:02:42 +0000

Here is the summary of the things I did in Japan 2008 (Kyoto, Osaka et Nara) trip:
Note: the [] shows that I didn’t saw the inside

Monday may 12: Lost my brand new cap, Plane with a student group, a little bit of sleep in the plane.
Tuesday may 13: Landing at Osaka airport, help an australian tourist without preparation in the train to Osaka, surprise: nobody speaks english in the Osaka station ! Meeting with Secosse, meal and quick look at the underground city.
Wednesday may 14: Purchase a new hat, Osaka Castle, Namba and Dotonbori district (pachinko, ramen and Taiko no Tatsujin drum game!)
Thursday may 15: Train to Kyoto, Kyoto subway and find the Rohji apartment (a big thank you to the people who have helped us, because the houses have no addresses). Meeting Akiko and Mr Shibata. Walk Furukawacho shopping arcade and along the Takasegawa canal. Voyageurs au Japon – Rohji Appartment
Friday may 16: Heian Shrine and its garden, Shoren-in Temple, Chion-in Temple, Maruyama Park, Yasaka Shrine, Gion district (the Geishas ), Tatsumi sanctuary and the Sanjo shopping arcade.
Saturday may 17: Wake up by a japanese Jehovah Witness, Kiyomizu-dera Temple, Ryozen Kannon Temple, Kodai-ji Temple, walk in Gion district and meeting false Geishas, Pontocho Kaburenjo Geisha show and meeting a real Geisha, visit the Takashimaya department store.
Sunday may 18: Sanjusangen-do Temple, Kyoto National Museum (free for this day only!), Tofuku-ji Temple and its garden and bridges, followed by a city tour in a municipal bus (a very bad idea ).
Monday may 19: Moving, find the Demachi apartment, meeting Yoko, exploration of the area followed by cloth washing and television (due to rain). Voyageurs au Japon – Demachi Appartment
Tuesday may 20: Charm # 1 of the Demachi apartment: awakening with japanese drums from 8 to 8:30 am by the monks of the neighbour temple, International manga museum of Kyoto, [Kyoto town hall], Kyoto station, [Kyoto Tower], Kyoto Tezuka shop (Astroboy !!!).
Wednesday may 21: Charm # 2 of the Demachi apartment: Peeping old lady looking in our window at our shower , Kinkaku-ji Temple (Golden Pavilion Temple), Ryoan-ji Temple (Dragon rest’s Temple), Zuiho-in garden of the Daitoku-ji Temple, Teramachi shopping arcade and walk on the Pontocho, empty bar on the Pontocho not knowing what a rum and coke is and preferring to watch baseball instead of serving us drinks, TV show in french: language course, using the transport as example and repeating that trains in France are always on strike!
Thursday may 22: Day in the Kyoto Arashiyama district: ride the “romantic train” along the Hozu-gawa river, Togetsukyo Bridge (Bridge which crosses the moon) and bamboo forest appearing in several films, including Memoirs of a Geisha.
Friday may 23: Buying stamps and sending postcards (tougher assignment that is seems ! ), Hakusasonso garden, Ginkaku-ji Temple (Silver Pavilion Temple), walk on the Tetsugaku no Michi (Philosopher’s Walk), Otoyo-jinja Shrine, Kumano Nyakuoji Jinja Shrine, [Nanzen-ji Temple] (inside will be done on may 28), Teramachi shopping arcade and visit the Hankyu department store.
Saturday may 24: Rainy day, cloth washing, visit the Daimaru department store (with its huge grocery store in the basement), Nishiki street market shopping arcade (Nishiki Ichiba), Teramachi shopping arcade and TV drama Gokusen ( very funny, a teacher that is the granddaughter of a Yakuza boss).
Sunday may 25: 1st day solo, rest to recover in anticipation of Nara’s visit tomorrow, c coquet internet cafe (not French at all). Secosse went to the Ayumi Hamasaki concert (called the Empress of J-Pop) in Osaka.
Monday may 26: Nara Day: Train from Kyoto to Nara, meeting with Sika deers (there are 1,200 walking freely in Nara), Kofuku-ji Temple (and its 5-storey pagoda), Nara park, Todai-ji Temple: Nandaimon door (Great South door) and Daibutsuden (the largest wooden building in the world), Shoso-in (attic were was stored over 3000 objects of the Emperor), Nigatsu-do Hall temple (and his long staircase!), Tamuke-yama Sanctuary, Kasuga Taisha Shrine (and signing autographs for the homeworks of young Japanese students), shopping arcade near Nara station and return by train to Kyoto (at the same time as the japanese adolescents students classes).
Tuesday may 27: 2nd day solo, Fushimi Inari Shrine (only the first third, the mountain is covered with Torii! ), meeting a 6 year old girl using a mobile phone on the bus and Kamigamo Shrine.
Wednesday may 28: Nanzen-ji Temple (inside and gardens), Ten Juan garden, helping 2 American women, Nijo-jo castle, Teramachi shopping arcade (DVD backup of our photos, models and game arcades) and restaurant at the top of Hankyu department store.
Thursday may 29: Rainy day, preparation of our baggages, arcade day ended with our last dessert at the restaurant serving huge sundaes on Kawaramachi.
Friday 30 may: Leaving out the Demachi apartment to Osaka (met a different travel angel), visit the Udema Sky Building (and the Aloha Summer Festival show) and last meal together in Japan.
Saturday may 31: Train from Osaka to the airport, first flight in first class! (thank you to the group of Japanese students), 2nd flight in economy class with aeration down (big headache).

Summary – Paris 2007 trip

Panoramixia — Thu, 10 May 2007 19:04:28 +0000

Here is the summary of the things I did in Paris 2007 trip:
Note: the [] shows that I didn’t saw the inside

Monday 23: Meeting Lynda Lemay, Airplane and check-in at the hôtel Rive Gauche
Tuesday 24: easy day, supper with Secosse and walk from St-Lazare station to La Madeleine church
Wednesday 25: Notre-Dame frontyard, [St-Jacques tower] (in repair), place Dauphine, square du Vert Galant and St-Germain-des-Prés church
Thursday 26: [Lavirotte building] (29 avenue du Rapp), Tour Eiffel, [Trocadéro] and knee ache
Friday 27: Odéon, Luxembourg Gardens with Zara, Eugène Delacroix museum and supper at Moosehead
Saturday 28: Fontainebleau (castle and city), Barbizon and St-Martin-en-Bière with Secosse
Sunday 29: Rodin museum, [Grand Palais], Petit Palais, Concorde place, La Madeleine church and [Saint-Thomas d'Aquin church]
Monday 30: Georges Pompidou center, walk with Secosse in the 3rd and 4th boroughs, Vosges place, [hôtel Sully], [hôtel Salé] (Picasso museum), Bastille (and Grand Marché d’Art Contemporain – 450 artists) and Corean restaurant with Secosse
Tuesday 1: Laundry day, [Arche de la Défense] and ice cream at Ben and Jerry’s with Zara
Wednesday 2: [Garnier Opera], Vendome place (Ritz), Carnavalet museum, [St-Paul - St-Louis church]
Thursday 3: [hôtel de Salm] (Palais de la Légion d’honneur), Solférino bridge, [Orangerie museum], Orsay museum
Friday 4: palais de Tokyo (Musée des Arts Modernes), Iéna place, FNAC St-Lazare, supper with Secosse, Amer Beton film at the Halles with Shymie and Secosse, Fontaine des Innocents followed with a drink at Petit Chatelet (Le Pti Chat)
Saturday 5: Versailles castle (castle, Petit Trianon, Grand Trianon and Gardens) and the end of the knee ache !
Sunday 6: Jacquemart-André museum, Monceau park, porte Dorée, bois de Vincennes (Daumesnil Lake et amusement fair), Sarkozy’s election and subway right after the riot at the Bastille
Monday 7: Louvre museum, mussel supper on the Champs Élysées with Secosse and Spiderman 3 at the Rex
Tuesday 8: [Moulin Rouge], [café des 2 moulins], [marché de la butte] and Abbesses subway in major repairs (Combo Amélie Poulain), followed with a farewell supper at Chez Tsou
Wednesday 9: Airplane

Sneak preview of the pictures to be posted:

Summary – Paris / France 2006 trip

Panoramixia — Tue, 18 Jul 2006 19:00:33 +0000

Here is the summary of the things I did in Paris / France 2006 trip:

Sunday 2: airplane, easy day with Zara and Shymie
Monday 3: Panthéon, Lutece Coliseum and Montparnase
Tuesday 4: Invalides (half of it, cause I forgot the 2nd camera battery ), Alexandre 3 Bridge (far), Notre Dame (towers only), Archaeological Crypt et Conciergerie
Wednesday 5: Louvre Museum, Reversed Pyramid and St-Sulpice (Combo Da Vinci Code)
Thursday 6: Sainte-Chapelle, Middle Ages Museum, Invalides (2nd half) and Orsay Museum
Friday 7: Beaubourg District and les Halles, St-Eustache, Horloge du Temps and went to the train station to get Oca
Saturday 8: Japan Expo
Sunday 9: Surprise: Maple Sirup Pancakes !!! Arc de triomphe, Monmartre, Moulin de la galette, Sacré Coeur and Zidane: Headblow !!!
Monday 10: Laundry day, followed by a walk from the Liberty Flame to the Eiffel Tower, then Notre Dame (inside)
Tuesday 11: Very long walk with Zara and his sister, Secosse, Soket, Hyall and Lilou (Eiffel tower, Arc de Triomphe, Champs Élysées, Place de la Concorde, Louvre outside) followed by a supper with Meng and Secosse’s friend (but without Hyall and Lilou )
Wednesday 12: Shopping with Soket, Maple Sirup Pancakes and TGV
Wednesday night 12 to Sunday 16: Brittany with my cousin and the family of his friend
Monday 17: airplane

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