Entries by TATIANA

In the early morning a few days ago I boarded an airplane in Portland.

And I got off in Stockholm the following day. I have not been home to Sweden since 2019.

I am staying with my Mom and she made me my favorite soup, barszsc. Very delicious.

I am going to eat a lot, my Mom is always telling me to eat more like I am starving or something. Like most Moms do. I will definitely eat lots of local berries and meet my friends for many long FIKA sessions. My social calendar is busy when I am here.

My fave cake.....Prinsesstårta.

And I love blåbãrssoppa (blueberry soup) so that will be a part of my daily diet.

I woke up to another beautiful day here in Stockholm. I am going to walk to the store to get some filmjölk for breakfast and start my day.

Tokyo is green, trees, flowers and many parks all over. I walked a lot in Tokyo, easily more than double than I do at home.
And I visisted several parks. Here are a few.
Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden. Beautiful, serene and known for its scenic cherry blossom trees. A must place to go for all the people that visit Tokyo during cherry blossom season.

Close to Shibuya station I found Miyashita Park, I walked up a flight of stairs and found a small park there in between the rooftops. I visited a couple of more parks similar to it. 

This next park I liked so much that I went there twice. Yoyogi Park. Full of flowers, large trees and nice walking paths.

Statue of Quetzalcoatl, did not excpect to see that in the middle of Tokyo.

If you find yourself in Tokyo and wonder what you should see I recommend going to Asakusa to get a feeling of old Tokyo and past traditions. Walk through the Kaminarimon Gate (Thunder Gate) and start exploring. The original gate was built around 1000 years ago. I thought Asakusa was very beautiful and if I ever go back to Japan and Tokyo which I hope, I will visit this area again. Afterwards you can walk to Tokyo Skytree and that right there is a full day of fun in Tokyo.



If you ever find yourself in Shinjuku look up and take in the giant 3D cat experience. It is super cute. There are a few more 3D billboards in Tokyo. You can find Hachiko in Shibuya (both the famous statue and a 3D version), I also saw a 3D panda in Shibuya.
I watched this cat for a while, it is a she and she is active (awake) from 7 am until 1 am. I loved her of course. So cute!

The cat is getting tired....it is exhausting putting on a show for people all day (I know how it feels). Time for bed.....Goodnight!

The first place my brother took me to see in Tokyo was Shibuya. Well.....we ate first in his neighborhood. Then we hopped on the bus from Sasazuka where he lives and got off in Shibuya, home of the famous Shibuya Scramble Crossing.
Tokyo holds a very large population and this is the world's busiest pedestrian crossing. It is kind of unreal the first couple of times you and the large mass of people cross the street together like a large herd. Somehow everybody makes it across safely before the traffic starts up.

There are several animal cafés in Tokyo. Here are a few examples, besides these I saw mini pig, cat and there is also capybara cafės and probably others that I am not aware of.

I did not go to any animal cafės during my stay. And I love animals, therefore I didn't go. Would I like to hold a hedgehog, hug a capybara and pet an owl? Yes of course but I do not think it is right to hold these animals captive and allow a bunch of people to paw on them every day and take selfies with them over and over agaon. I am sure the animals are stressed.
If you really just have to go to an animal café.....look up ethical/guilt free animal cafés and go there. Do the right thing!