Tag Archives: Japan

Earth Day Inspiration: Ginkaku-ji

By Ernskie | Published: April 22, 2010
This special day reminded me of a garden we visited in Kyoto, Japan. It was in the Zen temple called Ginkaku-ji, the “Temple of the Silver Pavilion”. While the temple was closed for renovations during our visit, the gardens remained open to the public. It was definitely one of the most beautiful gardens we visited [...]
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Lunchtime Craving: Ramen

By Ernskie | Published: February 4, 2010
I'm cold, cold cold... and hungry! I need a nice bowl of ramen noodles. The best ramen we've had was the third one which was from a small ramen place in Kyoto.  It was lovingly made by this sweet old lady's husband. While waiting, she
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Japan Highlights: Toriki

By Ernskie | Published: December 23, 2009
I'm glad I am finally back to blogging about our trip to Japan. Frankly, I need to do this before I totally forget names, places and other information I consider as important highlights of our trip. I'm actually looking at this series as my online tr
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Japan Shopping: Hermès Item #3

By Ernskie | Published: December 22, 2009
Here is another item we decided to get from the Hermès store at Narita Airport Duty Free. There are a lot of perfumes out there that give me instant headaches so I stay away from them. However, we found one th
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