Finally to Tokyo!

So I've finally made it to Tokyo to see the sights and I must say I could get use to living here. The first place I wanted to go to was Shibuya since I read that's were the teens and main attractions are at. Its where all the fashion and shopping takes place for the people here and I wanted to know how does everything differ from where I come from like the taste or style, do they sag their jeans over here !?.

Unlike in new york city they dress however they want over here not caring what people say or think of them if they like what they're wearing they don't care what others have to say about it, which is pretty cool in my eyes. I visited the shopping areas and the places for like entertainment because it being my last destination I wanted to have fun before I had to go back home and being that I love japan so much i took as much advantage as I can being here my last day. Once the night time came I had to experience how it was in the great Tokyo and it was by far the most amazing experience ever, from the new people you meet, seeing awesome cars just parked up, and the whole vibrate colors and neon signs that just wanna make you start dancing around. That morning waking up knowing I had to leave was sad but I could honestly say that I had the time of my life doing all the things I got to do which most people can say that they did also so I left with no regrets just that I would love to come back soon.

http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2164.html

Whats the Capital of Thailand !? .. Bangkok!

So after going around Thailand before I left the south east of Asia I decided to check out the capital Bangkok. I got here around the afternoon and decided to stay for the night to see how the "night life" is and from what I saw it was amazing. You can see some racing going on and boxing matches and all these lights and its like a rush for you because you just wanna do so much.  

Bangkok's temples and shrines are the highlight of going to places like this, coming here and not at least visiting the temples once or at least learning a little about the culture/religion you gotta be crazy or just boring all around. I went to the temple of dawn and the architecture is amazing from the vase amount of art to the many memorizing artifacts you can see there from the past and present. After being there and going through it you can say that you have been to a beautiful temple in Bangkok and got to see things that most people wish that they could..

Since I didn't stay here long I didn't get to get to so many places but the temple I got to early in the morning and I experience the night life so after that I just got some breakfast and headed out to my next destination. Bangkok was indeed a reminder of home and was amazing place to come the whole Thailand was from its affordable prices to the down to earth people and the religion all over you just felt comfortable here and I would want to come back and stay longer next time.




(http://www.bangkok.com/attraction-temple/)
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangkok)

Ukraine,Lviv !

    Okay, so I'm in Lviv in Ukraine and from what I've heard and saw I can see that is a very cool place. When I got there I noticed how different it was from where I'm from and how the architectural design was mysterious and also edgy. This would be one of Ukraine's least soviet city and has a long history going behind it. Having had gone through wars and battles for themselves the way this place looks and what you can find and or see is amazing.




Lviv had so much sights to see from the castle like houses, beautiful universities and friendly all around people. I went straight here because i thought I would have enjoyed being here because of my like of architecture and being amazed by the smallest of things or if its big even better you can learn a lot more from it and can tell people like "Hey, Have you ever been to Lviv in Ukraine?"

Not only is it good for sight-seeing but the museums were also amazing to see. The Lviv national museum of art was very cool from the old painting from 14th - 18th century's and 19th and 20th century paintings it was a sight worth seeing. I also forgot about the Easter eggs they had there made of ostrich eggs that has been around from probably centuries or decades. This is one of the cathedrals in Lviv which looked really cool in my eyes so I had to catch it. The architectural design of it was just simple but edgy at the same time compared to there and here. This was a really awesome place to visit once in a lifetime.




http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lviv
http://www.lviv-life.com/
http://www.lvivbest.com/en/museums

The Affordable Thailand!

Thailand was one of those countries that make you feel as if you were rich because the cost of things over there is drastically different from where I come from. Thailand lies southeast of Asia and the scenery and feel you get off this place and its people is just great. The people of Thailand aren't the type to hate you because your from another country but instead are inviting and curious to know where your from and whats your back story.

This place is also very known for their rice which fields go on for days, not literally but their fields are amazingly big and that's were they get most of all of there business from. Buddhism is about 95% of all Thai religion and they practice it everyday of there life's.

They take religion seriously and some people probably don't like in all places. Coming to Thailand could be a good experience to see the culture and the religion and how the people live from the people living in small place like a little place with a tribe to the big cities where it looks like New York City with the lights and shopping and where the people never sleep.

I also went to see what kinds of food out here I would like and found that they serve a lot of meat so I was guessing that there's a lot of livestock here since most of the food was meat or something of this sort. It wasn't that bad I just don't like fried food that much but it was a meal that would remind you of home because over here that's like all you can eat fast or fried foods.





http://www.lonelyplanet.com/thailand
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thailand

The Great Place Kyoto,Japan!

So the great Kyoto, in autumn was the greatest time of year to be here because of the beautiful scenery of the trees going into bloom. I came to Kyoto because it was like a must see if you go to japan and thy said you can see the trees and flowers bloom if you came around this time. This is a city in the central part of the island of Honshu,Japan and its close to the other big cities in japan. Asking around about the history of Kyoto I found out that over the past few centuries that Kyoto had endured a lot of hardships and to still be as great as it is now and to still be standing proud shows that these people must stand proud and fight for what they wanted.

I visited the Nishiki Market in central Kyoto to see the various foods they sell and had there. It is known as "Kyoto's Kitchen", the nishiki market has a history of several centuries and many stores have been operated by the same families for generations. All different kinds of foods are sold here including pickles,sweets ,dried food, sushi(my favorite) and fresh seafood so over here is were all the business is probably happening because everyone kinda needs to get food. I didn't get to do much shopping because I was just visiting but I wished I could have brought some food back home with me. I also walked down the Philosophers Path which is about a 10 to 20 min walk but has different stores and small temples going along it and was a nice little walk to see the path and stores plus temples and shrines.  

So before I left I wanted to visit and nice temple or shrine and I went to the  Fushimi Inari Shrine. I automatically loved this place once I walked in and it was one of the most famous shrines and it was dedicated to Inari across Japan. Having asked Inari is the Shinto god of rice and foxes are said to be his messengers so their were a lot of fox statues here. The shrine is also famous for the countless torii gates offered by the worshipers at the shrine, it covers the hiking trails of Inarisan the wooden mountain behind the shrine. It took about 2 hrs to walk the whole thing and they sold a food called Kitsune Udon which is noodle soup topped with dried tofu it was sold along the way and is also the favorite foods of foxes. Kyoto was fill of great places,scenery and temples and or shrines and was a life time experience learning about different religions and regions of japan.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyoto_Prefecture
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2158.html

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Oh really Mt.Fuji !?

Going to Tokyo to go and see Mount Fuji was amazing, just looking at the size of this mountain was so cool. Over here their really famous for they're beautiful cherry blossoms which just so happen to be blooming when I arrived There. You can see these probably all over Tokyo or even all japan this time of year and there so beautiful just to look at especially when you can see the and then mount Fuji too. Mount Fuji is the biggest mountain in Tokyo japan reaching over 12,000 feet in came in close with Mount Tate and Mount Haku.


They use mount Fuji as like the icon or landmark of Tokyo for paintings pictures and as a tourist attracting and theirs also people who like to climb to the top of it and consider it like a life accomplishment which I would have loved too do. Being that I love to eat food from japan I had to go to a restaurant and order something to compare to here and there and also the other places I visited. I got this meal which was very delicious and I shockingly surprised.

I wanted to climb up mount Fuji before I had to go but the weather out there all of a sudden changed and I didn't want to take my chances doing it but I saw whats on the top of it in pictures it was pretty funny that it was just a sign. I also visited a place where it looked so cool and lake and far from it you can see the mountain and the view was just amazing that its probably something I'll never forget. The trip to Mt.Fuji was a one to remember from the views of scenery to the enormous mountain and delicious foods it wont be something I do once in my life time I would love to come back and stay a little longer and enjoy myself out here a little more I love Tokyo. Also I hope to go to mount Tate and mount Haku too since they come in second and third as highest mountains in japan.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Fuji
http://www.mtfujirestaurants.com/
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2172.html

Osaka,Osaka,Osaka!! Japan

I don't know where to begin with Osaka.japan. I've been wanting to come here since I was 15 yrs old  and now i finally got my chance now that I'm here and living the life. Osaka is called like my friend said "The kitchen of japan" because of the food that is out of this world and what also makes this place amazing is the down to earth people living here too. Its the working heart of Kansai and it also has a few historical attractions as well as cultural.

When I first got here I immediately wanted to get a meal because of Osaka being famous for its divine food I needed to taste it for myself and it was unbelievable. Another place was the National Museums of art which was a subterranean Japanese art museum and then their aquarium which was full of some much different animals and was so big. It had the amazing whale shark inside of it which is huge and some big koi fish that looked way different from the ones you see out here.

During the day time It could look like a regular place still fill of excitement and sight seeing but at night the whole place changes and becomes something you can probably only see in japan because the sight is amazing and even cooler to be a part of it. Neon lights flashing and the city just becoming way more active and all these things happening you cant just sit there in your hotel and do nothing. I went to see a sumo wrestling match and to see how the night life is and how everything brightens up.

Osaka is a place i would like to one day move to in the future and live life out there because I honestly love this place and if I can be here forever.


http://www.osaka-info.jp/en/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka