Tokyo Spring & Cherry Blossom

This has been a dream of mine for so long - to visit Tokyo during the cherry blossom. Somehow it happened this year, the time schedule allowed us to take 8 days in between two events and we did it. Now, in my mind there was supposed to be spring and 25 degrees, me running around in pink fluffy dress and barefoot, with cherry blossom flowers in my hair. Well it was much colder than I imagined. Luckily we had sunny weather all the days, and in this 33 million city it is easy to spend 8 days exploring.

This was our first day. After our first sushi brunch we took a walk to Shinjuku Gardens hopping to see some fluffy trees, and there they were. Looking fabulous and being photographed by hundreds of happy visitors. Japanese tradition to have a picnic and watch these beautiful flowers blooming is called Hanami. Very popular activity during late may early april in the whole Japan. The love for cherry blossom, the attention payed to flowers blooming progress is impressive and cute. You can get reports everywhere giving you information in what park what day this particular tree is suppose to bloom. Enjoy, and bear with me, there will be many many cherry blossom photos!

 

 

 

 

Thailand for this year

Lately it has almost felt like too long period to spend at once in Thailand, it got to warm those last weeks in march, I was almost bored and counting days to leave. But looking back now it was actually everything we could wish for. Nice accommodation for good price, fresh delicious meals. Most of all I got the chance to really focus on work. There were no distractions, mentally I was focused on one thing and one thing only, the start-up. My weekly treats were dinners and drinks at one of many nice resorts. My monthly get aways were visiting islands nearby. It sounds great indeed, and it was. But there should be no mistake, this was no vacation, it was just another way of living. So long Thailand until next year!

 

 

 

 

Last days at Imperial

The lovely resort Imperial at Koh Samui was my last treat for few days before leaving Thailand for this time. Apart from the cosy Mediterranean feeling they managed to create I have to give them credit for their beautifully arranged salt water pool, relaxing wellness lounge and the most delicious food at their Twisted Thai restaurant. As you can imagine from the name it is thai cuisine with a twist, so your curry would be served in a form of a burger. Fun. Greetings from Imperial.