♥~Cecilly's Japan Trip Part 3 (Tokyo & Fuji)~♥

Hello! Finally we've come to the last part of my Japan trip...

20th January 2018, Saturday

After 2 days of Disney adventure, its time to truly explore Tokyo for a bit... 

This day was about kimono experience at Senso-ji...

We simply walked in to a google recommended shop nearby Senso-ji & started picking our kimono... For the guys, they wore yukata & they didn't really have a lot of choices as theirs were all in monotone, haha...

It needed a certain level of fashion sense to be able to match a beautiful set of kimono as it comes with obi (the waistband) & accessories too, I didn't know that until I was being dressed by the over-hospitable staff... 

Then we moved on to hair-styling, Ceci & I both chose our hairs to be braided into a bun, when we thought we were good to go, there came a huge selection of bags and slippers, haha... Another 15mins or so wasted... 

Felt so Japanese though, the layering didn't fail to keep us warm but our hands and palms were freezing without gloves, haha... Senso-ji was crowded with tourists it was impossible to have a photo taken without some photo bombers... 

There was this funny encounter with a few Taiwanese as in we were queuing for food then a girl's coins dropped I picked them up for her, she said "Arigato gozaimasu" to me, I was thinking do I really look like a Japanese to them... Then I heard her friend whispering : "That's a Chinese alright, she speaks mandarin just now..." Hahaha... Fluffy & I suppressed our smiles...

We bought some fridge magnets, some local foods which tasted really nice *I wanted to recommend but I really can't recall*, went into the temple for praying... We did draw fortune sticks but Fluffy didn't get a good one, mine was not bad, telling me to be persistent & everything will be resolved... 

We left before the sky turned completely dark & before we froze to death, haha *touch wood*...

Then we visited Shinjuku, had some real nice authentic sushi for dinner... The crabstick there was heavenly, i could taste a thousand layers out of it, so goooood...

Saw a lot of video games stores and also a wide variety of red light establishments... They were all written “无料案内所" we didn't know what did it mean but vaguely i could take a guess or two, haha...

21st January 2018, Sunday

Were supposed to go visit Nikko but i'll just skip the glory details on how we cancelled our plan on the train half way to our original destination...

The sky was already dark by the time we reached Harajuku... Genuinely like this place, especially Takeshita street, with all the street brands & boutiques...

Not only is Harajuku famous of its fashion culture, but also the food... We tried as many famous food as we could & this time i remembered what i ate haha... (all food pictures i take from google...)

1st, Marion Crepe

It was good but i had my ice cream dripping all over my jacket it was disastrous, sobs sobs...

2nd, Calbee potato chips

A very famous Japan's brand of snacks, should i say snacks? No kidding, everything was delicious i couldn't stop eating their food samplings, haha... Bought a few packages, i could have bought more but they weren't exactly cheap...

3rd, Gindaco Takoyaki

They said Gindaco served one of the best Takoyaki in town, crisp exterior & soft filling... I heard there's a branch in Midvalley, really? :o


4th, Luke's Lobster Roll

Ok, it was nothing compared to Burger & Lobster i still prefer the later haha... 


5th, Harajuku Gyoza Lou

One of the best they said, it tasted good but i couldn't differentiate because i just had a plate for breakfast near where we stayed & they tasted about the same, haha...

22nd January 2018, Monday

This day we would be checking out of our AirBnB stay & moving to Fuji, Kawaguchiko... We departed very early in the morning & it was snowing!!!! Tokyo snowed!!! 

Considered us lucky as we managed to catch snow fall, in Tokyo somemore... Fluffy & I took the bus as our JR pass expired while the other pair of couple took the train...As it turned out, bus was faster & cheaper & more convenient...

It was snowing very heavily in Kawaguchiko as well, Fluffy & i walked around the small town enjoying snow fall while waiting for the couple to arrive... 

We rented a car because we planned to go FujiTen for skiing but with that bad weather, we stayed indoor instead... Couldn't even spot Mt Fuji because its too snowy & sky was anything but clear... 

Despite everything, we managed to enjoy ourselves by having shabu-shabu as dinner with snowy scenery, gosh it felt like i was in a Christmas hollywood movie, so so so comfy & relax...

Also, we had a GF vs BF snowman building competition just outside of our house under -4 degree Celsius, haha... Everywhere was covered by at least an inch of snow, we made snow angel together too, so care free & happy... The specs & scarf were contributed by Ceci, i contributed my gloves haha...

I would never forget how we got down the car & clear the snow out of the path when our rented car got stuck in the snow & how the driver behind was so kind he gave us a hand too... The negative degree Celsius simply couldn't stop the warmth that's transmitted to the deep core of me...


23th January 2018, Tuesday

Our last day in Japan... Woke up early in the morning, the sun finally came out & the sky was a clear blue... Everything was in white, our sport blue car included, haha... Drove around the area & there!! Mt Fuji!!! We finally saw Mt Fuji, it was enormous it was impossible to miss... So beautiful!!!!!!!!!

Wish i could see it closer!!!!!!! We took the afternoon bus back to Tokyo & went separate way with our friends as they would continue their journey to Kyoto & Osaka while we caught the midnight flight back to Msia...

Before airport, we visited Tokyo tower & had a fancy Wagyu beef dinner at Shibuya, main purpose of returning to Shibuya was to do last minute shopping actually, hahaha...We did another round of shopping in the airport tax free souvenir shop too...

Japan is a wonderful place, there are many places i haven't been to, promise will go back again, probably Kyoto & Osaka next time before i return to Tokyo...

Before i ended my diary, let me have a small 心情语录

Promised myself to earn more money for more travelling & I'm glad i'm working towards my goal... 答应了自己要赚多点钱, 去更多更远的地方; 很高兴自己真的在努力实践中...

尝试做了从来没想过也拒绝过的网络主播, 一开始是为了薪水hahaha, 现在慢慢觉得自己有必要也有责任做好, 生活更充实了更忙碌了, 反而觉得更加踏实... 网店的生意也慢慢好转, 相信只要坚持做好, 种下的种子会慢慢发芽直到开花结果的...

在日本求的签感觉上也好像灵了, 一切的事情好像都在慢慢地变好, 5月份要换新的工作环境, 下个星期要交辞呈信了, 忐忑同时期待...

一开始我觉得世界是不公平的, 我没什么比别人特别优秀, 常遭遇到不公平的对待, 因为自己懦弱胆小, 只懂在背后躲着哭, 却不懂得为自己争取...

直到有一天, 有一件事情发生了, 我才觉得就算很多委屈的事情围绕着自己, 我的好心真的会换回好报...

去年圣诞节在云顶帮助了2个中国来的朋友, 交换了微信... 在我很难过无助的时候, 收到了其中一个的鼓励的简讯...

其实我帮的真的是个很小的忙, 而且我自己也有益处的忙, 可是他却记住到现在, 给我发加油打气的简讯... 那时候心里觉得很感激, 感激那个偶遇, 感激他们人那么好, 感激上天没有给我特别好的样貌或才华却给了我好的心肠...

or maybe because today is Friday only do i feel such a way hahaha... Anyhow, thanks for reading, tata!!! 

♥~Cecilly's Japan trip Part 2 (DisneySea & Disneyland)~♥

18th January 2018, Thursday

A day to get lost in the one and only DisneySea in the world!!! A place where imagination & adventure set sail...

There's no iconic castle in DisneySea like what they have in Disneyland but a majestic volcano named Mount Prometheus that actually erupts every few hours...

Fluffy & I didn't manage to catch it when it erupted though, we were busy exploring yet we still couldn't manage to cover all seven ports of call...

I've been to 2 Disneyland before this & I'm still constantly awestruck by how magical & magnificent the place can be... If you thought you would just skip DisneySea for Tokyo Disneyland, please don't... Bytheway, that architecture of DisneySea is definitely something to worship for...

Look who we saw :o

A short summary on what we've played that day... Regretted didn't take more pictures of the landscape i'll have to borrow photos from Google hehe...

First port we visited : Mysterious Island
Rides we took : 20,000 leagues under the sea & Journey to the center of the earth

20,000 leagues under the sea was a dark ride which was carried in a submarine, we didn't really go underwater but the double pane windows with water and bubbles created the illusion of us diving deep into the ocean... It was so surreal I actually touched the submarine on my way out to confirm we were not under water...


Journey to the center of the earth, one of the famous ride

We queued 1 hour plus for this... I took the fast pass but then I lost it, haha hence the queuing :'(

First, we boarded on an elevator which was terrifying in both sound & visual to a base station to get on the ride... It was a fast ride with sudden rise & drop that pumped your adrenaline to a level higher... This was really fun & recommended but it was too short, literally queued 1 hour plus for what felt like 1 min of ride?

Second port we visited : Lost River Delta
Show we watched : Out of Shadowland
Ride we took : Indiana Jones Adventure

Its a performance inside a theatre & Fluffy fell asleep during the show, haha...

In spite of the Japanese speaking, the content & the message they delivered through the show was easily understood... It was worth watching & the female lead sang really well, best for those who needed a break to recharge, haha...

Another 1 hour queue for the Indiana Jones Adventure, a voyage into Temple of Crsytal Skull... A fast ride that heighten your senses in every possible way, fluffy was nagging all the way because he's scared until we came out from the ride he would be like :" Ok larr, not that scary actually, its fun instead" -_-

Because Fluffy's too old to take adventurous ride we skipped the 360 degree roller coaster, now I regretted taking care of his too fragile heart, haha..


Third port we visited : Mermaid Lagoon
Rides we took : Jumping Jellyfish, Blowfish balloon race

Haha, both rides required only 10mins of waiting & don't waste time on these, they were for kids... We had our quick lunch there... We took pizza & he nagged me whole day too :"Why we come Japan for pizza?"


Fourth port we visited : Arabian Coast
Ride we took : Carousel

Say hi to Aladdin's castle here, the place smelled of curry because of the restaurant there... Curry scent in Aladdin's homeland, isn't that a little too thoughtful of Disney, haha...


Fifth port we visited : American Waterfront

It was already past 7pm when we reached this port, oh yea, they closed at 7pm during winter... There's a famous acceraleted drop ride, the 跳楼机 inside of the Tower of Terror, we could hear all the screaming from way far...

Wanted to play that one, Urgghhh!!!! When I was having a hard time putting back my dropping jaw, Fluffy said : "Wow, luckily we come here last..." You know why he said that, coz his too fragile heart was saved *360 & another 360 degree eyeroll* ...

It looked so fun, sobs sobs... Reason 1 that I promise I'll return again...

It was past their opening hours, I was hoping to buy some Duffy plushies but all the shops were already closed...  Do you know that DisneySea is home of Duffy? the unique Disney character Duffy...

Was frustrated because Disneysea was the only place where you could get Duffy, even though I thought I remembered seeing it in HK Disneyland... Still, I wanna get my Duffy!!!! Reason 2 that I'll return...

Super beautiful at night... Next time I come, i'm gonna book 1 night of Disneysea hotel there!!!!

So yea, that's all for DisneySea...

Oh yeap, kindly reminder, do check on their show schedule before you decide your day of visit because there's no daily fireworks in Japan like in HK or Shanghai...

& I missed it the day we visited DisneySea I almost cried on the spot, reason 3 that i'll return one day... :(


19th January 2018, Friday

All day Disneyland !!!

We would be travelling in 4 from this day on as another pair of couple joined us...

I looked like a giant beside her, haha...

Frozen theme for winter...

The crowd was surprisingly low in Disneyland this day which was good for us...
We didn't have to squeeze like sardine for the parade, relax & easy until the whole parade ended... What's best was when we queued for the rides, woohoo!!!

Rides those usually needed at least 1.5H of queueing we waited for just 10mins till our turn to play, best feeling ever..

Met Rapunzel & Eugene!!! This Eugene is a true feast for the eyes haha....

I love this picture too much... Chipmunk holding Fluffy & I, there we go, off to our happily ever after haha...

We managed to try all the popular plus adventurous rides & still made it in time for souvenir shopping plus finding nice spot for the fireworks later at night, hahaha... Definetely a victorious day!!!!

It wasn't the usual fireworks that we watched, it was a for-winter-only fireworks show named Frozen Forever which entire story of Frozen would be played in a 30mins of summary...

It was too beautiful a flurry of emotions washed over me & my eyes were brimming with tears, could never get used to Disney, aww... Everytime I watch a firework in Disneyland, everytime I get too touched I cry...

We've been to all Disney in Asia now!!! 3 more left... Promise to work harder & save harder for Paris & US now...

After Disney, we made our way to Shibuya for food & shopping before we called the day...

Was intended to make it a 2 parts post turned out i'm too long-winded it'll need a Part 3, hehe...

20th - 23th of Jan in Tokyo & Fuji will be continued in Part 3, byebye...