Dollicious

My traveling in Thailand in early 2015 got me so hooked on Asia that again in early 2016, I chose to escape the harsh Canadian winter to discover more awesomeness from this breath-taking continent. Because this time my countries of predilection were Indonesia, more precisely Bali, and the Philippines, all the flight companies wanted to make me take the West route, flying me all over Canada. This is how I got the idea to make a quick 12 days stop in Japan where I had never ever been before, and cut the jet lag in half.

From my previous readings and searches on this country, I had a feeling that I would totally be lost in translation over there and I sure was! With its talking toilets, its Metro worthy of a labyrinth, a no-go on English language and a lack of fruits & veggies at both restaurants and food markets that was clearly an invitation for the scurvy to rule again, my first immersion in Japan was kind of rough. But once passed that, I noticed all the fun stuff of spending 2 weeks in Tokyo and Osaka cities.

Sure those were two business cities but I have never seen cities as clean as these two. So neat and impeccable from the streets, to the cars, to even how Japanese dressed up that it made me realized how much Montreal needs a makeover in the cleanup area. Because of the language barrier, I could not communicate very well with the Japs but every time I needed help, they were more than happy to do so. Very polite and helpful they are indeed. And how fun was it to not only discover Karaoke microphones but also vibrator wands in every single { read more… }

CREDITS:
Photos: M.P.
Latex: Marquis, Westward Bound
Location: Japan