Tag: Train

Tainan and the Way Home

ByTravelling Minion December 28, 2025 2 Comments
Breakfast before Tainan Today we are heading to Tainan. But before we head to the train station I meet up with Lebron and his daughter for breakfast at a small streetside food stall. We order some radish cake, papaya milk and egg pancake which is tasty and helps us start our day right!  HSR to Tainan We set plans to meet at the High Speed Rail station. Since I am heading home after Tainan, I...

Beppu

ByTravelling Minion November 9, 2025 1 Comment
Breakfast After a very restful night, Salmonella, Touchpad & Chef's family and I recongregate in our Ryokan's dining area for breakfast. One of the great things about staying at a ryokan like this are the set meal plans. It's an amazing way to try some pretty tasty dishes. Sharing a meal with friends to start the day is very welcome While we eat,  we go over our plan for the day. After...

Heading to Beppu via Yufuin

ByTravelling Minion November 2, 2025 1 Comment
After yesterday's late night, I have a bit of a lazy morning, my plans sadly change a little due to the rainy weather. I head out in the late morning to a tonkatsu shop called Tonkatsu Wakaba for lunch. What's interesting about this tonkatsu is that it a paler shade of white than most normal tonkatsu. This is unique due to the low temperature cooking process. It results in a very tender and tasty...

Heading to Munich

ByTravelling Minion July 20, 2025 2 Comments
Training to Munich After a restful evening, The Sister and I head over to the Parental Minion's hotel to pick them up! Unfortunately, we will be leaving Berlin today and heading to Munich! However, before heading to the train station, we stop off for a bit of breakfast at Steinecke. It's like a chain coffee/sandwich shop and since it's a bit cloudy outside,  we opt for the split pea soup which...

Minion Family Trip to Europe!

ByTravelling Minion June 22, 2025 1 Comment
The whole Minion Family are heading to Europe! This time we are making a short visit to Vienna before spending a majority of our time in Germany. We'll be flying out of Seattle so we need to make our way from Vancouver to Seattle. The hope was to hop on a bus and go straight to the airport like the Sister and I did on our most recent Sibling trip. However, due to scheduling, the bus isn't...

Train museum before heading to Tokyo

ByTravelling Minion February 9, 2025 3 Comments
SCMagLev and Railway Park Museum I'm heading to Tokyo today! But first I have one more stop before leaving Nagoya and that's the SCMaglev and Railway Park. The railway park is a large museum detailing the history of Japanese railway history. Inside it houses trains from different generations along with train technologies over the years. Upon entering there is an impressive lobby that showcases...