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2025, France

The First and Last Destination of This Trip: Paris

Saturday, December 20 As soon as I woke up, I finished packing my things and left the apartment. I headed to the station where I would take a bus. Since I had some time before departure, I decided to go to a coffee shop. Because it was a busy time—when people grab coffee and breakfast

2025, Belgium

Exploring Belgium’s Cities and Culture

Wednesday, December 17 I woke up around 6:30 AM. I didn’t sleep well, of course. I finished packing and went downstairs to write in my journal in French. There were a couple of people in the café space, including a receptionist. I realized that I could finish writing within 30 minutes. Before, it used to

2025, Netherlands

Two Days Trip in Amsterdam, Netherlands

Monday, December 15 In the morning, I woke up at about 7:30 AM. Since the host’s daughter had school, he took her there shortly after I got up, so I didn’t have the opportunity to say goodbye to her. I made coffee by myself because the host had taught me how to do it. I

2025, Germany

“Little Tokyo” Düsseldorf in Germany

Friday, December 12 In the morning, I woke up and relaxed at the flat in Cologne. I was supposed to check out by 11 AM, so I stayed there until around that time. I didn’t see the host when I left; I simply left the keys on the desk. After leaving, I felt a bit

2025, Germany

Moving on to the Next Trip in Germany

Thursday, December 11 I arrived at Cologne Hbf (Hauptbahnhof) in Germany around 3 PM. The journey took about six hours, and I had two transfers along the way: Bern Hauptbahnhof and Basel SBB. Until Bern, there were not many passengers, but the train from Bern to Basel SBB was packed. I spent most of the

2025, Switzerland

A Judo Trip in Switzerland & Japanese People and Cuisine

I stayed in Lausanne, a city located along Lake Geneva in Switzerland, for three days. Monday, 8 December In the morning, I woke up feeling tired because I hadn’t slept well. Let me explain the apartment I booked through Airbnb. After I arrived, the host gave me a very short house tour—where my room was,

2025, France

A City of the Nature: Cluses & Bonneville

Monday, 1st December After departing from Nice, it took me just 1 hour to get to the Geneva airport in Switzerland. I used EasyJet as an airplane company. I had never heard of the name, so I was concerned, but the entire process was very smooth, and I had no problems during the flight. On

2025, France, Monaco

Exploring Mediterranean City: Nice, Cannes, Antibes

~November 30Updates in Nice. It is currently Saturday, November 29th. I finally have some time alone for the first time since this week began, so I am taking advantage of it to write this. On Monday, while I was heading to the city center in Nice, I was invited to go diving by a Judo

2025, France

Leaving the Comfortable Airbnb in Cagnes-sur-Mer

~ Sunday, November 23 On Friday, I woke up late. I cooked and ate lunch, then went to the gym to train. I had not been able to train in a gym for a while, so it felt good. The training session ended up being longer than I had planned. After that, I was invited

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