Rise and shine! Today’s morning visit to the Kiyomizu-dera temple which is supposedly the most famous and crowded temple in Kyoto. And cos I was relatively early, I had shots of the empty sannenzaka streets! The funny thing was when you were trudging up the slope and you see a group of people with their…
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Travelogue: Japan – Nara, Fushimi Inari, Eikando Temple, Tea Ceremony En
Grabbed breakfast at Coffee Don before checking out. It’s a coffee / bar place and there was only one old gentleman making your breakfast at that early hour so be prepared to wait a little. I thought the toast was quite good. In fact the table next to me liked it so much they ordered…
Gion Tadayasu – Serving Edomae-Style Sushi in Kyoto
This Edomae-style sushi place opened in 2017 in Gion district and is considerably new. But despite being only in the sushi scene for a year plus, it has risen to become one of the top sushi restaurants in Kyoto, earning favours from sushi enthusiastic. I was excited to visit and reached pretty early so I…
JustIN Flavours of Asia – All-Day Dining Sophisticated Local Food
When Sky on 57 closed, we thought we would never savour Chef Justin Quek’s signatures again. So when he opened his new all-day dining at The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands, we head back to try. The new place under his wing is called JustIN Flavours of Asia with a focus on local food. The…
Travelogue: Japan – Takayama & Shirakawago
Alright I’m back in Japan again, but hopefully this time less stressful and more chill. Check-in was very fast since there was nobody at the counters and the staff told me I could go use the lounge first. So I popped by T3 to see the wizarding world which was very meh, before going to…
Easily satisfied, Hard to please 