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Candy Juice - POT LUCK

Candy Juice - POT LUCK

POT LUCK is a cafe at Opening Ceremony in Shibuya.

Candy Juice - POT LUCK

Their unique and yummy idea for eating candies… melt in your favorite drinks!
We both ordered same hot ginger ale, but not same candies.

Candy Juice - POT LUCK

 I chose a “rose scent”, my hubby chose a “black sugar & papper”. Candies melt easily and made our drinks very different. How fun! :)

Opening Ceremony
POT LUCK - Openers (Japanese)
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Akihabara (Tokyo Realtime Audio Tour)

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Akihabara has long been a popular destination for visitors who come to Tokyo. A publishing company in Tokyo. White Rabbit Press released audio guided tours of Akihabara.

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TOKYO REALTIME tours interweave narration and interviews within a soundscape of location ambience. The tours deliver a seamless mix of adventure and cultural insight while navigating real-world spaces. Simply transfer the audio program to any portable mp3 player, go to the starting point on the included map and press play

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Akihabara
TOKYO’S ELECTRIC TOWN, Akihabara is Japan’s subculture hotspot for anime, manga, games and figures which attracts hardcore fans - and curious visitors - from all over the world. Internationally recognized experts on the area take you on an unforgettable, behind-the-scenes tour of the area. You’ll visit all the must-see shops, gain historical knowledge, cultural insights and learn insider jargon like otagei, moé, itasha and more.

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I often go to Akihabara to buy electric household appliances and digital gadgets. But I hesitated to enter otaku shops. I try with this Audio Tour again.

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TOKYO REALTIME - Audio Guided Walking Tours

Yokohama China Town

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Yokohama China Town (Chuka-gai) is the largest Chaina Town in Japan.
It is in center of Yokohama city.

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There are over 200 Chinese restaurants.

Yokohama Chinatown (Wikipedia)

Winter Illumination 2009-2010 at Nagashima Resort

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I’ve been to Nagashima Resort in Mie prefecture to see the winter illumination.
It starts 5pm every day. Many people gathered to see the moment to start lightning.

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We went through the LED tunnel. The field were covered with lots of LED lump.
That’s amazing scene.

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Many tourists from other countries came there.

Nagashima Resort

Le manège d’Andréa & Le manège Magique - carousels at Brussels

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Christmas Market (again) at Brussels.

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The carousels at there is so wonderful, the rides are not “horses”…
but fantastic creatures!! All of them were entirely handmade.

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My first impression of these were slightly scary for children.
But all of the children at there loves these!! It was amazing.

Le manège d’Andréa et Le manège Magique (French)

Aahen Weihnachtsmarkt (Christmas Market)

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Famous Christmas Market at Aahen.

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We enjoy looking around,drinking hot wines, hot milk with honey, hot chocolate…

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And the best buy were tiny cute hot-water bottles!
We use these everyday since we bought these.

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I can’t understand what they say…
the guy I ask the meaning told me these are “I love you” and “all good for you”.

Aahen Christmas Market

retro future Atomium! - Travel to Brussels

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Me and my hubby traveled around Brussels, Bruges, and Aahen.
Our hotel is near by Atomium.

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The historic interest is really cute for us… full of retro future scent!!!

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The Atomium was the main pavilion and icon of the Expo 1958.
Sharp and looong escalators are also exciting as it! ;P

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Atomium

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