Otaru is a city port in Shinbeshi, Hokkaido, Japan, northwest of Sapporo. The city faces the Ishikan Bay, and has long served as the main port of the bay. We walked around the area several times during our cruise stop on August 17, 2014. We were impressed with Otaru canal, both the historical sites as…
“Listen, Gleb,” addressed Artem to his 2,4 y.o. son. “Look around! And listen to the Nature.” The little explorer was for the fist time in the forest: all trees seemed to him to be giants, reflections of the light were changing every second. “Look, Dad,” “What’s this?” asked he, pointing at the sun ray on…
The next stop of the cruise ship was Russian town Korsakov on Island Sakhalin. In 42 kilometers south from Korsakov is situated the other Russian town Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk. Tourists with the Russian passports rushed immediately for free tour around the island and up to Yu. Sakhalinsk. The rest part of the tourist crowd was allowed to…
The harbor and fishing port of Kushiro is inviting us with lots of multi-colored masts on the fishing boats, embankment along the city, never freezing waters make the Kushiro port to be desirable for trading and the fishing industries. We arrived by bus early in the morning on August 14, 2014. We saw fishermen preparing…
Hi, “diamond Princess”, nice to meet you! The fifth time we were on the ship (before “holland America Lines”-2 times, Norwegian Cruise Lines, Carnival Cruises and now “Princess”. Each ship has an individual character, not judging by captain’s crew and staff. By “character” I mean “the life style” and manner of cruising, style of decoration…
“O’key”, said Olivia to Rapanzel while awakening in the morning after good and healthy sleep, the girls looked at each other, and smiled: so they slept in one and the same bed, on one and the same pillow, covering themselves with one and the same comforter, sharing everything equally as if two true sisters. “All…
On one brilliant Indian Summer day the girl named Rapunzel flew, from the brothers’ Grimm’s fairy-tale “Rapunzel” to the Olivia’s window. The morning was splendid. Mom and Dad were very busy somewhere. So, Olivia was alone. In the bright sunshine beam she saw fluffy fair hair of the girl and her big sparkling blue eyes….
Crawling onto the second floor of one of the popular Japanese Sushi-Bars at the Shibakoen, we were met politely and sat at the high tables to have a fill. In today’s menu there were sushi and Rock sushi, Hawaii rolls, Hibachi, sushimi, tatami, spicy tuna and a Ji Japanese Mackarel, Sushi Sashimi combo. We quickly…
From Tokyo Station (Marunonchi Central Exit) is 15 minutes’ walk to the Tokyo Imperial Palace, this is our excursion with our knowledgeable tourist guide Larisa. I, personally, was not tired to be surprised how quickly she adapted to the metro system of such megapolis as Tokyo: transfer here and there and here we are in…
We walked about 5 minutes from the Tokyo Prince Hotel where we stayed in a shaded sidewalk that led us to the side area of the Zojoji Buddha temple grounds. Zojoji temple with the Tokyo tower on the background presented for some the great contrast pictures between old and new Japan though. The first things…