Our next day was our day trip to the Swiss Alps. It was by far the longest day in terms of traveling – we were going to be on the train for more than 5 hours for the entire journey. I was a little weary about scheduling everything, as I wasn’t sure if we would have enough time to do all the activities I had planned (I was still a bit scarred by my Hallstatt day trip where I didn’t leave enough…
After a somewhat uneventful first day in Zurich, we were ready to get out of the city and head over to St. Gallen. We woke up at 7am, had a quick breakfast in the hotel lobby, then headed off to Zurich HB, where we would be taking the train over to St. Gallen, which was an hour away. We were lucky we bought the majority of our train, admission and excursion tickets in advance, so we didn’t have to wait…
I can’t believe my last trip to Europe was already five years ago! It’s crazy how time has flown and I had been itching to get back for a while now. The stars aligned for this trip when we got planning in April. The main purpose was obviously to go for the Eras Tour, but there were lots of blanks left to be filled before we actually departed in July. It’s amazing how we got everything organized and meticulously planned out before…
For my last day in Japan, I was going to take it super easy. I finished packing and my suitcase was already at the brim, so I definitely had no more space to buy anything else. I had breakfast, checked out, then left my bags at the front and was off to Shibuya. I didn’t have definite plans that morning, but seeing as I hadn’t been to Shibuya at all on this trip, I thought it’d be fitting to go…
For my last full day in Japan, I made an effort to visit Kawagoe, which I had actually meant to go to years ago. Kawagoe makes a good day trip outside of Tokyo, as it’s about 30 minutes away by train and there’s lots to see in the area. It’s known as Little Edo, as most of the buildings and streets are still reminiscent of the old trading town. I visited Kawagoe on a Saturday, as it was the only…