edinburgh

drawing (my friend) and taking photos (me, invisible) on top of the remains of a volcano.
being surrounded by nature, openness and freedom, yet still in the middle of a bustling city.

Luxembourg

I celebrated New Year's Eve in Rue de l'Avenir in Luxembourg. It was the first time I visited Luxemburg. The old part of the city, which you can see in the second photograph, is so cute, like a city made out of toys. Luxembourg also has a pretty good museum of modern art, called 'Mudam'. Luxembourg city is definitely worth a visit.

The Ardennes

When I was still in Belgium, I went on a trip to The Ardennes, one of my favourite places in Belgium. Not so far away, but I always feel in a completely different place.

I hope to one day shoot a short film here.

JAPAN reminiscences part 3

amsterdam

Sorry if these GIF animations give you headaches as well. But I like how it is moving. They should move forward though. I always want to see what happens next, instead of returning to the beginning, like every single time.

I really enjoyed the school trip to Amsterdam. It was strange to be surrounded by a group of English people in a Dutch-speaking city though.

 I can actually tell so much more things about this trip, but I don't feel like writing, so I just leave you with the idea, and the photos of course.

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dad in london

my dad came to london, it was sunny all week-end, our meeting place was a cute bookstore in marylebone, we went to london frieze on saturday, then it was sunday, at breakfast i took a picture of a man smoking something, we walked through hyde park to go to serpentine gallery, we were one of the last visitors of the pavilion, we passed through shoreditch to go to the whitechapel gallery, I wanted to take a picture of the beautiful work of Penone but I wasn't allowed so I decided to go outside and take a picture behind the entrance, and then our paths split once again and we had to say goodbye in the metro.

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Rochester, UK

On Sunday I went to a town nearby called Rochester. Such a typical and cute English place, full of cute book stores, caf�s and... a castle of course.

Oh and I turned 18 today!

a day trip to london

pictures taken in camden town, covent garden and hyde park

One of the most awesome things about living in the UK? Being only a train ride away from London. I was so excited to spend my Saturday in London, and I am definitely going back very soon!

** Thanks btw for those who joined the giveaway! I used random number generator and congrats Aneta, you won! I will send you an e-mail :) **

JAPAN reminiscences part 2

This is my first post from my dorm in England. Everything is so new and hectic and that's why I am a bit late in updating and showing more pictures of a-we-s-o-m-e Japan! So... where was I? Oh wait, did I already show you the view from the hotel room in Okinawa?

Best place to wake up... ever!

Naha, capital city of Okinawa.

We took the plane back from Okinawa to Japan's main island, Hunshu. We slept nearby Nara in the middle of tea plantations.

During the Japan trip I took so many pictures of strangers. I loved observing the people because they are so different than European people. Sometimes I asked if I could take a picture. The usual answer I got was like 'oh but I didn't do my hair...' So I prefered hiding my camera and snap sneaky pictures.

Joined an English after school class because a friend of my mom was the teacher. I loved it so much, the kids were so cute and shy as all Japanese are. And now I totally understand why almost nobody speaks English fluently. A new idea popped up in my head: I'd love to live in Japan for one year and earn some money in the meantime by teaching English classes.

JAPAN reminiscences part 1

I just tried the hair treatment oil I bought in Japan, it's so good because I smell Japan in it. That sounds dumb, I know, but it is true. The smell immediately arouses nostalgia. So yes, I am back in Belgium, but I was so sad to leave Japan. I already miss these crazy Japanese people. Now all that's left is a mishmash of thousands of pictures and videos.

First some background information if you would like to know. Why Japan? Very simple. My mum is a Japanese teacher at university in Belgium. Because of that she has been to Japan several times and has many Japanese friends. Sometimes these friends stay at our house and that's how I got quite used to their culture and language. Although I am not able to speak Japanese, the language sounds so familiar to me.



This was my second time, but actually my first time experiencing it intensively, because last time I was only eleven. I went with my mum and sister. We flew into Osaka, so we stayed there some days at the beginning of the trip and at the end. Because of that it felt like we came back home at the end of the trip. If only it was true.

According to wikipedia Osaka is the third largest city of Japan. As a true lover of big cities I loved Osaka so much. The energetic vibe of the city and oh god the fact that there are people everywhere, that it is so busy and noisy, the feeling of getting lost in the crowd, I love that. Especially during rush hours it's crazy. Tons of people in the underground, rushing from one place to another.

The first day was completely dominated by jet lag. We couldn't do much more than going to the super market, being overwhelmed by all these incredibly cool Japanese products, eating, sleeping.


On the second day we explored the beautiful city. On the third day we already had to go back to the airport, luckily not to fly back home, but to take a domestic flight to Okinawa, a small exotic Japanese island.

On the first night in Okinawa we ate typical Okinawan food. Pigs ears for example... anyone?

There was such a nice atmosphere in the restaurant because there was this small 'performance' with music and dancing.

breathtaking view from the hotel room