Day 9 – 12 October 2024, Saturday For our day of departure, we went for an early breakfast at our hotel at 7:15am. It was not crowded yet so we were seated immediately, unlike yesterday. After breakfast, I made a quick visit to the last of my list of places to see in Osaka. It […]
Category: Konnichiwa Japan 2024
Day 8 – 11 October 2024, Friday It’s our last full day in Japan, and we took it easy today. At 8:15am, we went for breakfast at our Hiyori Hotel but the small restaurant was full so we waited for around 15 minutes before we got a table. The buffet spread was decent but not […]
Day 7 – 10 October 2024, Thursday When I opened my eyes this morning at 6:10am, the sky was already bright and it was a chilly 9 degrees C outside. However, I woke up to the most amazing view and I quickly scrambled out of bed in excitement. After many days of cloudy weather, the […]
Day 6 – 9 October 2024, Wednesday When I woke up at 7:30am this morning, it was 13 degrees C outside. The weather we’ve been experiencing is much colder than I expected as I didn’t bring any long-sleeved shirts with me for this trip. But luckily, I bought a sweater from Adidas yesterday and a […]
Day 5 – 8 October 2024, Tuesday After spending one night in Hakone, it was time to make our way to Kawaguchiko. It would be a relaxing day as we would drop by Gotemba Premium Outlets for some shopping along the way. It was 21 degrees C in the morning and it wasn’t raining yet, […]
Day 4 – 7 October 2024, Monday This morning, we had an early start to the day because we were leaving Tokyo for Hakone with a 7:37am train to catch. When I woke up at 5:50am, I saw the sun just rising above the mass of buildings in the distance. It was 21 degrees C […]
Day 3 – 6 October 2024, Sunday After experiencing rain that lasted almost the entire day yesterday, I was happy to wake up this morning to see that it was not raining anymore. The weather forecast showed that cloudy conditions would continue all day, with the temperature at a cool 20 degrees C at 7:30am. […]
Day 2 – 5 October 2024, Saturday When I woke up this morning at 7:15am and drew the curtains of our hotel room open, I saw cloudy skies over Tokyo. Checked the weather forecast and it showed a 95% chance of rain at 8:00am, with rain continuing throughout the day. Not a good sign, especially […]
How It All Began This trip was about 10 months in the making, conceived sometime in December 2023. As we discussed our travel plans for the coming year, we thought about where we would like to go together for a family vacation. As dad advances in age, far-flung destinations like Europe or America are out, […]