Seki is one of three great knife smithing cities in the world. Sollingren in Germany and Sheffield in the UK are the other two. As Seki is driving distance from Nagoya, I decided to head there and buy a knife…
Monet No Pond
A pond reminiscent of a Claude Monet painting. A little far from the nearest large city Nagoya (about 2h drive). Since we were only 45min away in Seki where I wanted to buy a kitchen knife (I did buy one!),…
Changlai: Lucky food find on Shamian Island
While Shamian island provided a nice walk, there were no nice restaurants in sight. Until we stumbled upon Changlai Food Stall. It was the best seafood we had in Guangzhou. Not that we had much of it considering it was…
Boulders beach off Cape Town
Didn’t expect much, but felt great experiencing it. The penguins are at arms length and yes, they are indeed cute. What impressed me as well are the white sandy beaches of the East Coast of South Africa. That alone is…
Ghibli Park Nagoya
Not to be confused with Ghibli Museum in Mitaka off Tokyo. Ghibli Park is massive with lifesize replicas of the most famous Ghibli buildings and sets, including Howl’s Moving Castle.
Legoland Nagoya
That probably was the highlight of our trip to Osaka and Nagoya. After a miserable time at Universal Studio in Osaka, Legoland was a breath of fresh air. No need to turn over your wallet to them and queue incessantly…
Guangzhou Museum of Art
This museum is a short walk from Guangzhou Tower. The building itself is incredible and the exhibitions certainly got me a lot more excited about Chinese fine art.