Tokyo: Edo Tokyo Museum
Because of all the rain we had to find ways to explore the city, while staying dry. So we figured, we should go and see one of the museums. We […]
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More gassho-zukuri houses in Shirakawa-go
After our brief visit to Ainokura we travelled to Shirakawa-go, the largest village with gassho-zukuri houses. We first stopped at the Shiroyama Tenshukaku view point to glance over the village […]
Ainokura gassho-zukuri houses
We travelled from Takayama one hour on a bus to reach the Gokayama region. This region is famous for its traditional gassho-zukuri houses, which have survived for hundreds of years […]
Hong Kong Museum of Medical Sciences
To be perfect honest, this was not one of the museums that was on my ‘have-to-see’ list and it was just pure coincidence that I visited it. But I was […]
Bangkok: Jim Thompson House
In the afternoon we went to explore the Jim Thompson House – and what an amazing place it is. Not only has it a very interesting story, but more importantly […]
Taipa Houses in Macau
While we visited Macau we also travelled to the South side of the island to Taipa, which is an old, small village. One of its main attractions are the Taipa […]
Macau’s firecracker industry
The Macau Museum also dedicated a display to the firecracker industry in Macau – which I found very interesting. Macau does not have many natural resources, but it had skilled […]
Macau Museum
The Macau Museum is based in the Fortress of Macau and over three floors it shows the way of life and cultures of the various communities which have been inhabited […]
Hong Kong Museum of History
I visited the Hong Kong Museum of History for the first time last week, after our visit to the Chi Lin Nunnery and Nan Liam Gardens – and for sure […]
Chinese tea ceremony
In the Chinese teahouse in the Flagstaff House Musem of Tea Ware the staff demonstrated different tea ceremonies – depending on what type of tea one picked. I had a […]
