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germany travel

7. September 2008 Mia Jaap

Celle

Celle may not be your first choice for a day trip but because I’ve been to almost every small town

germany school

5. September 2008 Mia Jaap

Revisiting my school: Long long time ago…

…I went to high school here in Hamburg. It’s the Heinrich Hertz School (HHS), named after the famous physicist. I

movie

30. August 2008 Mia Jaap

Flight Movies (2)

Today was the flight to Germany with Virgin Atlantic. The great thing about this airline is their entertainment system, which

school tokyo

29. August 2008 Mia Jaap naganuma

Naganuma Graduation Ceremony

The last day of a semester at Naganuma is obviously no ordinary school day. We usually watch a video together

movie

29. August 2008 Mia Jaap japanese movie

Movie: The Sky Crawlers

I wanted to see this movie for a long time, but first I missed the chance and then I had

eating out school

22. August 2008 Mia Jaap beer, karaoke, naganuma

Kirin Beer Factory – Class Trip C11

Time for another class trip, this time with the C11 and Suzuki-sensei. I was a bit confused when I arrived at the Kirin Beer Factory and only found the Korean girls from my former class.

meetup tokyo

17. August 2008 Mia Jaap odaiba

Comiket in Odaiba: Cosplay and Manga Art

The biggest market for Doujinshi (fan-made manga) is the Comiket (コミケット) at Big Site in Odaiba (the same place where

Parks & Gardens

27. July 2008 Mia Jaap yokohama

Sankei-en – Traditional Japanese Garden in Yokohama

Unfortunately all the cities around Tokyo that I haven’t visited are all two hour trips with regional trains. So that either means getting up early or go somewhere else. And there are many temples and gardens which I haven’t visited yet. One of them is Sankei-en (三溪園) in Yokohama.