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Nara with deer

November 29, 2024 Leave a comment

Nara is known for deer that are very used to people; so much so that they approach so you can give them a treat. To get there, we took a sightseeing train from Kyoto and then sat at the front of a train when leaving Nara for Osaka.

We visited an antique toy museum and learned how about 16 different toys worked. Two included figuring out how to remove a string from a piece of wood, which Lorie and a Japanese guy worked on together, with no shared language.

Sight seeing train from Kyoto to Nara
Friendly deer
Toy museum
Sake tasting
Best seat on the train from Nara to Osaka

Kyoto for a few days

November 26, 2024 1 comment
Delivery bike with 2 front wheels
River in Kyoto with blocks to slow down the water
Kyoto Railway Museum
Gas station with hoses from the ceiling
Sake sampling machine
Sake brewery tour
Bags of washed rice
Sampling sake
Match flavoured beer

Weekend in Osaka

November 24, 2024 1 comment

We spent our first few jet lagged days in Osaka, mostly just walking around.

The river in the Dotonbori neighbourhood
Notice that this car needs to pay. The green thing under the car is blocking it.
This entire building is car-stacking parking garage
Different flavours of Kit Kats
Honda
Restaurants
The moat around the Osaka castle is half full of plants now
Ice can be bought by the cup

Car Wash in The Netherlands

November 2, 2024 Leave a comment

Have you ever wondered if automated car washes exist in the Netherlands?

They do and they work!