May we present Closet-Child Yokohama…. This store takes quite a lot longer to get to, but always worth the visit. As it is out of the way, you generally get better finds here and I have always found it to be well stocked. Continue reading…
Archive for November 2013
Yesterday after we finished our Maiko shots we spent the afternoon wandering around the main shopping strips in Kyoto. It was our last afternoon in Kyoto so we wanted to be able to pick up any last minute things that we had not been able to pick up before hand.
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As part of our Maiko Make Over we got to have a photographer guide us around Gion and take some professional photos. Here are the photos from my package. There are a mixture of indivdual and group shots with Sarah, Sharon and Letcia. Warning lots of pictures to follow…. Continue reading…
We woke up on day 5 and thankfully the sun was shining! I had pre-booked the four of us to go to Studio Shiki for Maiko Makeovers in Gion. Our bookings included a outdoor photography shoot, so we had been hoping the sky would stay clear and it didn’t disappoint! Continue reading…
Today I had planned to meet up with my Japan Shipping Service Lolita Desu. I have been using her sevices for a little while and when I mentioned that I was coming over for a holiday to Japan, she very kindly offered to show us around Nagoya. By some stroke of luck, it also happened to fall on the day that Angelic Pretty decided to release Melty Cream Donut. I had never attended a release before, so Fox was happy to meet us and show us the steps! Continue reading…
It was out third day in Japan and I was ready to shop! Sharon and I were heading out to Osaka for a day long lolita search. Sarah and Leticia were feeling a little flat after the last couple of days, so decided to take it easy
and visit some local temples in Kyoto. Sharon, I do believe that means that we have out shopped our younger travelling companions! Continue reading…
After a nice long sleep in we headed off for our second day in Japan. As it seemed that we all got a good nights sleep, we decided to walk to the train station as opposed to taking public transport. Continue reading…
Qantas flights from Australia to Japan are overnight, which means that you arrive at Narita to welcome a bright new day (providing you got a good nights sleep) Luckily for me I don’t have any problems sleeping any where, so I got a fairly good nights sleep. I was in good spirits when I was woken up by the crew. It didn’t take long after this before we were served breakfast and I got my special order of fruit again! Funnily enough fruit for breakfast was exactly what I wanted, I had set that as my preference in my frequent flyers before we left Australia. Little did I know that setting that status means that you Continue reading…
One Day in Paradise closed earlier in the year to concentrate on some new manufacturing deals and to find a new, larger location. In the meantime buyers have been able to purchase on the website or buy at any of the number of the conventions that One Day in paradise has gone to this year.
