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Mum’s Gone to Japan: Kobe

Trish Burgess Posted on19/02/202005/03/2020 Japan, Kobe, Things to do in Kobe 7 Comments
Kobe at night

After six nights in Tokyo and four nights in Hiroshima, our Rugby World Cup trip itinerary moved on to Kobe. Our team, Scotland, already bruised by their battering from Ireland in Yokohama, would be...

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Mum’s Gone To Japan: Miyajima Island

Trish Burgess Posted on11/02/202013/02/2020 Day trip from Hiroshima, Japan, Miyajima island, things to do on Miyajima island 8 Comments
Itsukushima shrine and pagoda, Miyajima

  If you’re looking for a day trip that involves as many forms of transport as possible, try this jaunt we took from Hiroshima to Miyajima island in Japan. We took a plane from...

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Mum’s Gone To Japan: Finding peace in Hiroshima

Trish Burgess Posted on16/01/202018/02/2020 Hiroshima, Japan, things to do in Hiroshima 10 Comments
Cenotaph in Peace Memorial Park, Hiroshima

At 8.15 am on 6 August 1945, an atomic bomb, code-name ‘Little Boy’, was detonated above the city of Hiroshima in Japan. The explosion caused thousands of deaths on impact and thousands more in...

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Mum’s Gone To Japan: Things to do in Tokyo

Trish Burgess Posted on10/01/202016/01/2020 Japan, Things to do in Tokyo, Tokyo, Tokyo attractions 16 Comments
Benten-do temple, Ueno Park, Tokyo

A bucket list trip? Yes. A retirement present from my husband to himself? Absolutely. This was always going to be the trip of a lifetime. A holiday in Japan coinciding with the 2019 Rugby...

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Cobh Heritage Centre and Titanic Experience

Trish Burgess Posted on07/01/202022/02/2020 Cobh, Eire, Ireland, Things to do in Cobh, Titanic 14 Comments
Tickets for museums in Cobh

If you’re ever in Ireland and planning to visit Cobh, let me give you a tip. It’s pronounced ‘cove’ not ‘cobb’. A big thank you to the woman at Cork station who sold us...

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Ayscoughfee Hall Cafe has the recipe for success

Trish Burgess Posted on26/12/201926/12/2019 Ayscoughfee Hall Cafe, Lincolnshire, places to eat in Spalding, Spalding 3 Comments
Summer lunch at Ayscoughfee Hall Cafe

If you live in Spalding, or visit as a tourist, you’re bound to make a beeline for Ayscoughfee Hall. It dates from the mid-15th century and is a Grade I listed building. Whilst the...

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A city break in Cork at Christmas

Trish Burgess Posted on22/12/201912/03/2020 city break in Cork, Cork, Eire, Ireland 10 Comments
Christmas lights in Cork

In the run up to Christmas last year we took a trip to York. It was fabulous: a Christmas market, lovely hotel, lots of shopping and eating: an ideal way to prepare for the...

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10 reasons to love Japan

Trish Burgess Posted on25/11/201906/02/2020 10 best things about Japan, 2020 Olympics, Japan, Rugby World Cup 10 Comments
Japanese umbrellas

After nearly a month in Japan, following the Scotland team as they played the pool matches in the Rugby World Cup, it’s fair to say Dougie and I are completely smitten with the country....

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Athena by Simon Gudgeon in the gardens of @dodding Athena by Simon Gudgeon in the gardens of @doddingtonhall. A spectacular sculpture exhibition this summer until 6 September. @simongudgeonsculpture #sculptureatdoddington  @visitlincoln
New on the blog today - our short stay in #osaka d New on the blog today - our short stay in #osaka during the Rugby World Cup. A fun, foodie, bustling city. We noticed a lot of art - public sculptures everywhere. #japan #sculpture #art
When we were in Kobe we visited the Kobe Nunobiki When we were in Kobe we visited the Kobe Nunobiki Herb Gardens, a fantastic attraction rescued by cable car. Thousands of flowers, a spice museum and a replica of Germany’s Wartburg Castle. You can read about our morning at the gardens and what other attractions are on offer in Kobe - new blog post (link in profile) 🇯🇵🌺🌸🚡
View from Mt Misen on Miyajima island. I’ve just View from Mt Misen on Miyajima island. I’ve just written about our day trip from Hiroshima- one of my favourite days in Japan. Wild deer, cake, cable cars and beautiful temples. There’s a link to the new post on my profile today.
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