This week's Friday Five:
- If you could get on a plane tomorrow, where would you go for a week? Where would you go for a month? For a week, I would go to London, England. For a month, I would go to Tokyo, Japan.
- Where do you want most to return to? Japan.
- What was your most memorable meal or drink while traveling? At Jean Georges in New York, October 2010.
- What is the most breathtaking view in your city? How about from your travels? I would say the view from the observation deck on the CN Tower would be the most breathtaking view in my city. From my travels, there have been tons, but I would say the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican City takes the cake.
- What's the most touristy thing you’ve done? Oh, I've done tons of touristy things. Most recently, I guess it would have to be going up the Empire State Building.
What do you like about Japan? I never wanted to go there because of their history with Korea, but when I had that stopover at Tokyo during Christmas, they had signs up in both Korean AND Japanese. It made me thaw out a little. Then all the cutesy stuff at the duty free shops just about slayed me.
ReplyDeleteFor one week, I'd go to NYC because I think a week's pretty good for a city city - and your trip made me want to go back there really badly. For a month, I'd chill at a beach in Hawaii and forget about Toronto and its dreariness.
Honestly, I love the culture! They have history with China, too, which is why my dad's not too fond of Japan (my family refuses to drive Japanese cars, lol). But I love it there. The people are ridiculously polite and they have the most absurdly cute/gorgeous things. And THE FOOD. Kyoto is really beautiful, too -- it's like time hasn't passed there, and there are still geisha walking around. Amazing!
DeleteHaha, NYC is the best for a week, actually. I picked London because I've never been there and I'm fascinated by the culture there. :) I would want to visit Hawaii once in my life just because it's so pretty there and I've heard the food is amazing... but islands/beaches are never my first choice for any destination because I'm not too fond of the sun/heat. And I'm much more of a city person. :)
I ate at Jean Georges during my last trip to New York! It was definitely an experience, but a little sophisticated for my palette.
ReplyDeleteHaha, indeed, it's very sophisticated, but if given the opportunity, I would go again. I mean, I love my cheap eats, but as you said, fine dining is a (wonderful!) experience. :) My goal is to eat at Per Se one day!
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