We just came back from vacation in Japan. We spent about ten days there. Of course there were two days we were in the flight. On the first day of arrival, we stayed in our friend's house in Kyoto. The second day we travelled to Hakone. This was followed by a trip to Tokyo's Ghibli Museum and Tsukiji fish market. After Tokyo, we travelled back to Kyoto and made day trips to Himeji, Hiroshima and Miyajima. We also made a quick stopover in Nagoya for the Maglev railway park. The last four days we explored some tourist sites in Kyoto, Universal Studios Japan (Osaka) and Osaka Castle. The kids enjoyed themselves very much in the railway park as well as the Universal Studios. We spent about RM13k for this trip (all expenses included).
I haven't finished recounting my journey in Sweden and Japan; I returned from Taiwan just two weeks ago. Here's a brief account of my recent visit there (although I still have unfinished tale from last year trip to Taiwan). My first stop was Kaoshiung. Spent a day and a half in the town, then I travelled to Tainan for a weekend symposium. I ended my journey in Taipei for another short hike. The weather in Kaohsiung was quite hot, comparatively. It's not my favorite weather for traveling. Perhaps I arrived there too early; had I come a few days later, the temperature would have been cooler. Since day time was hot, it would be wise to visit Pier 2 area during evening or night. Not many people / tourists in this town. It looked quiet. The next day, I took a ferry to Cijin. The ride was short, about 5 minutes. Cijin Island is a fisherman's village. On the opposite side of the island, there's a beach. It was serene but scorching, to the extent that I couldn't walk m
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