Thursday, December 22, 2016

东京+胡志明之旅 (10/12/16-19/12/16)(上篇:浅草,日光,箱根)


     
  神的恩典真是超乎我们所求所想,本来我们只是打算去clubmed 度蜜月而已。 感谢神丰盛的恩典,让我们在2016年有机会到6个国家旅行:澳洲柏斯,新加坡,香港,中国深圳,日本东京和越南胡志明。这6个国家有着不同的特色,也让我们见识了不少。
     
 每趟旅程前,我必定会做些关于那国家功课如交通,行程安排,换钱等。东京这繁华的都市是我花了最长和最多时间去做功课的国家,大概半年前就开始做准备了。当我上网读别人的日志时发现这城市太多元化了,大家随着自己的喜好去安排,比如有些人是一家大小去的一定会去迪士尼乐园和迪斯尼海洋;有些是为了去血拼或吃货的就会安排很多时间在市区如新宿,原宿区;而我这次想去日本主要是去感受那里的文化,看风景和看看这城市先进的程度。
   
   在我安排这旅程的过程中我不断更改行程因为这个旅程是6人行,我们所搭的飞机不一样(因为我们选择vietnam airline,便宜机票的时间只有4张,而我们六个人只好买不一样的时间,如果买一样的时间,差价非常大,RM769的只有四张,第五张是千多块了)这半年内也发生了不少突变,如我怀孕了,所以本来我打算去迪斯尼海洋,只好取消不去了因为怕体力不足和很多游戏不能玩。在种种的考虑下,以下是我们的最终行程安排:

10/12/16(星期六):7.30pm吉隆坡飞到河内转机,00.30am 河内飞东京(narita 机场)
11/12/16(星期天):narita 去浅草(asakusa) ,3.00pm check in hotel (APA asakusa), 7.00pm tokyo tower
12/12/16 (星期一):等huifang到,东武日光(中禅寺湖,华严瀑布),5pm回酒店日光东观庄休息和泡温泉
13/12/16(星期二):战场之原,汤元温泉,15.35pm 回东京,宿sakura hotel jimbocho
14/12/16 (星期三):箱根一日游,7pm新宿吃晚餐
15/12/16(星期四):may 和huifang去迪士尼海洋 / zlin 和zyee 去皇居,银座,六本木,银座吃晚餐,夕留看灯
16/12/16(星期五):涉谷(shibuya),原宿(表称道,竹下通),新宿(东京都厅大厦:免费展望台)
17/12/16(星期六):秋叶原,筑地,台场
18/12/16(星期天):新宿(bic camera,uniqlo, seria 100yen shop), 4pm 去机场飞胡志明
19/12/16(星期天):胡志明市ben thanh market, post office, saigon Notre-Dame Basilica church, 1pm去机场飞吉隆坡

首先,我想特别感恩vietnam airline ,我们买到的机票真是物超所值。我们总共飞了4趟飞机,每趟都包含一餐,各种饮料可选择如汽水,牛奶和酒等,和luggage 30kg。之前我们只是看air asia 的价钱,而且airasia不含飞机餐和行李,位置也比较小。vietnam airline 的缺点是需要转机,所需的时间较长和到达日本是narita airport, 离市区比较远,而air asia 飞的是haneda airport,离市区比较近。
japanese food

western food

大架的飞机可以选电影看和玩游戏,可以我们坐夜机,需要补眠。
关于住宿,订酒店的话,我的建议是用booking.com会比agoda好,因为booking.com是check in 当天才付费,它的价钱和之前在网上订的价钱差不多一样,而agoda是去的前几天就扣钱了而且最后的价钱和网上所订的价钱差蛮多的,所以我比较建议booking.com。但最省钱的住宿应该是airbnb。选择住宿是有一点要注意的就是那个地铁站出口是否有电梯或手扶梯,如果只有楼梯,每天回家会爬到很累。

花费:大概RM3500一人
飞机票(vietnam airline):RM769 (含飞机餐4餐因为转机我们总共飞了4趟,行李30kg)
住宿:8晚 RM1273  (APA Asakusa 1晚,Nikko Tokanso 1晚,Sakura Hotel Jimbocho 5晚,Brilliant hotel Saigon 1晚)
交通:大概RM615 (日光全日卷4150yen,箱根5140yen,机场来回2200yen, 72hour subway pass 1500yen, 台场640yen,其他1000yen, 胡志明RM30)
吃喝+手信:大概RM850 (日本一餐大概500yen - 1500yen.可以去100yen shop 如daiso和seria买东西,价廉物美)


DAY 1: 从narita 机场到浅草,通常上网查资料很多人会搭skyliner,比较贵,比较快。我之前上网找到比较便宜的方法是乘搭keisei 京城电车1290yen去到浅草,但那里的售票员帮我们买到只需1100yen的车票就能到浅草了。我们一开始看不懂为什么那么多条线路在同一条铁轨上,后来ahboo才看明白,原来同一条铁轨有不一样的电车,一些是各停(每站都停)一些是急速,快速(只停在某些站) 。最后我们上了急速的电车,大概1小时半到浅草。
日本的simcard RM70 5GB 为期一个星期
我们到了浅草站,找出口要去酒店check in。日本地铁站都会有地铁站的表层地图,我们通常用google map和那里的地图找到离我们酒店最近的出口。我们在马来西亚用groupon已经买好了日本的simcard RM70 5GB 为期一个星期。本来想直接到酒店APA ASAKUSA Check in休息后才去浅草寺附近走走,可是柜台小姐说3pm之后才能check in。我们就寄放行李在酒店然后到浅草寺,仲见世通那里逛逛。
一兰拉面一碗890yen












3pm check in 后我们在酒店休息,我们用很便宜的价钱订这间3星酒店,设施很不错,房里有厕所,可以泡人造温泉,一间双人房只需RM235。后来我才知道原来日本的酒店每一天价钱都相差很多,星期六晚上特别贵,星期天晚上特别便宜,刚好我们是星期天晚上所以很便宜。
人造温泉
户外温泉可以看到晴空塔
顶楼温泉




用微波炉弄热7/11的面
small but advance toilet

7pm 我们去东京塔附近meet 月儿,刚好她隔天就要搬去台南了,感谢神我们来东京还能meet到他。我们在日本居酒屋用餐,然后到东京塔拍照,就会到浅草的晴空塔拍照,回房休息。
tokyo tower
Skytree 晴空塔 

May, Yue er and me

 DAY 2: 等慧芳来到,我们选择搭10.40am的电车去日光。如果打算去日光一日游的朋友可以搭更早的车去。我们在浅草东武站搭车,我们买nikko all area pass 4150yen因为是淡季所以比较便宜,4月到11月的票是4520yen。这个pass是包含浅草到日光来回车票和当地巴士无限量搭。有效期是4天3夜。虽我们只去2天1夜还是非常值得买这个all area pass。我们买了午餐在车上吃。上电车前一定要确定上对车厢,因为走到半路,电车车厢会分开,只剩下两个车厢去到东武日光。(日光网站:http://nikko-travel.jp/fanti/attract/sightseeing.html)
there are few pass can choose
如果有jr pass可以不用买nikko all area pass,
 而买这种当地巴士free pass

从浅草到东武日光电车时间表,all area pass 只能搭蓝色(快速)
当地巴士时间表(巴士非常准时)
电车上用餐





















我们到达日光已经是1pm了,我们搭2c 巴士去酒店-日光东观庄。我们下错站,只好绕了一大圈才到达酒店。如果住东观庄可以搭2c巴士到81号(第一站)下车,往回走3分钟就到达东观庄了。3pm 放好行李我们就步行5分·到神桥站(7号)等巴士到中禅寺温泉(24号),有兴趣坐缆车的话可以在明智平(23号)那里下车。缆车是另外收费的(730yen)。在那里也可以步行到华严瀑布和中禅寺湖。我们在16.40pm就搭巴士回到神桥,因为天色开始暗了。回到东观庄,我们在那里享受温泉和洗澡,之后就用餐。晚餐非常丰富。我们在公共温泉泡澡因为刚好没人,里面都是雾,看不太清楚所以我们敢敢裸体泡温泉。May和boo 选择在私人房温泉泡,感觉也很不错。东观庄的的晚餐时间和温泉私人房都是要预定时间的。房间内没有浴室,只有厕所。
东观庄
太冷了,大家聚集在暖炉周围

辛苦了,搬行李走了800米,还要爬上山坡
华严瀑布 
中禅寺温泉
中禅寺湖


神桥
泡温泉 




丰盛的晚餐

 

DAY 3: 我们一早起来吃丰盛的早餐,check out 然后上山。第一站去赤召(37号)从那里进入战场之原开始步行,好像jungle trekking, 全程大概5km,我们花了大概3小时边走边拍照,那里没有太多斜坡,沿路欣赏不一样的景色(孕妇都能走,不会太累,值得走)。我们走到光德入口(39号)搭巴士到汤元温泉(42号)。不想步行那么远的话,可以到汤瀑布(40号)那里下车看瀑布和湖畔前(41号)欣赏美景。41号和42号距离很近。从汤元温泉回到神桥,我们在那里用餐,一个人大概1000yen。之后就回酒店拿行李搭3.35pm的电车回浅草。




雪人






湖畔前
                        
  

晚上我们宿在神保町的Sakura hotel Jimbocho。搭地下铁到神保町站出口A6(行李很多人不太适合住这间,因为A6出口没有电梯,要上两层楼的楼梯)。我们2人本来住双人床的房间,床实在太小了,刚好我怀孕很难翻身,所以决定和慧芳换房,他的房是两层单人床(Bunk bed)刚好她那间是三人房,多一张床,感觉空间觉较宽。厕所是在外面的,可是挺方便的。早餐是简单的面包加饮料。

DAY 4: 箱根一日游。一早吃了早餐就出发去新宿车站,找小田急(odakyu)买箱根周游券(5140yen 2天内有效)通常上网查资料去箱根都会鼓励浪漫特快(romancecar)只需85分钟就到箱根汤本,不需要转车,但这是要另外多加890yen。我们选择搭不加钱的快车,需要在小田原(odawara)转车,不会太麻烦,因为都在同一个站里,但时间比较长,大概要115分钟才能到箱根汤本。

箱根的旅程我们是跟着以下这图片反方向走。箱根汤本-强罗-早云山-大涌谷-桃源台港-元箱根港(我们没下箱根町港因为下雨天)-箱根汤本。
之前有读到一篇日志说去箱根一直在搭车而已,去过箱根后我也有同感,尤其我们遇到雨天更是只能躲在室内,坐缆车时雨滴阻挡了视线没法好好欣赏大涌谷的美景,也看不到富士山。但感谢神,May 和Boo 有预感要在元箱根港多等一下,在我们要离开箱根最后一分钟看到了富士山的半边脸,真是好害羞的山。
午餐在强罗吃饺子
 

 

 

5pm 我们从箱根汤本回新宿,7pm在新宿meet Cherry 和她朋友,一起用餐。东京许多餐厅的摆设都是给一人用餐式,我们为了能谈天,选了一间有"大桌子"的餐厅,结果被收table fee,一人299yen,大概RM12,真惊人!



下一篇:东京市








Sunday, June 12, 2016

Perth 6days 5nights (RM2400 all in)

We had our second honeymoon vacation to Perth, Australia from 4 June to 6 June 2016.. We chose Perth as our honeymoon destination because the flight (Airasia) ticket price from Malaysia to Perth is reasonable, at around Rm 761 per person. After additional purchase of baggage (only for 1 person, return trip only) and meal, it cost around RM850 per person.

1st DAY (Saturday) : Our flight was 10.30am from klia2 to Perth and we reached there at 3.30pm. Once we touched down we bought mobile data package for Aud 10 (600MB, 7 days validity) from the Vodafone telco. For heavy data user, we would recommend  mobile data package for AUD 10 (500MB renew everyday at AUD 2, 10 days validity) from the Optus telco.

Then we took the bus route 380 to Perth city. It costs only AUD 4.50 per person to Perth city from the airport. We stopped at Plain st station in Adelaine st and walked 5 mins to our Airbnb room in Hay st. It is a great room with strategic location, great facilities, reasonable price (At around RM176 per night) and friendly host. In total, 5 nights it cost only RM844. The link to the Airbnb hosting (https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/11288178).




We arrived at our apartment around 5pm.  Then we went out to buy some food. There are many grocery shops walking distance away. Most of the shops in Perth city have opening hours until 5 to 6pm. Fortunately we found one of the grocery shops nearby our apartment open until 8pm, so we bought some food and cooked at home.

After dinner, we relaxed and read the brochures provided by the host to get some information about the destination we are going the next day. The free CAT bus and bus route 380 timetable are very useful!!!



2nd DAY (Sunday): We went to Fremantle and Kings park. We took a train to Fremantle. From Perth to fremantle cost AUD 4.50 per person for one way. We decided to buy the family package which is cheaper, 2 adults cost only AUD12 for the whole day. If we buy standard two ways ticket  to Fremantle it will cost AUD 4.50 x 2 x 2 = AUD18 for 2 adults.

Thanks God on that Sunday we attended a church service in Fremantal Wesley church from 9.30am to around 11am. After the service we were invited to have tea and coffee in the church cafe. Then we went to roundhouse and walk beside the beach. Next, we taken our fish and chips as lunch at the overrated Kallis fish market. The food was fine but it is pricey.

After lunch we continue our walk to Fremantle market. We bought some fruits there. Then we took the free blue CAT bus and tour around Fremantle. We stopped at B Shed station, we bought some souvenirs there because the price is cheaper compared with other places.





After that we took our train back to Perth city. We missed the stop at Cottesloe station as we planned to drop by at the picturesque Cottesloe beach. Hence, we continue our trip to King's park. We followed google map to "kings park and botanical garden" but we were lost in the middle of the King's park botanical garden, we were surrounded by trees in the middle of nowhere, and it was already 5pm, the night was falling, we were a bit scared in the jungle, thanks God we found the road plate which guide us to the right location of king park. So, our suggestion for those who use google map to King's park is that they must search "king's park", not "king park and botanical garden".

The night view of king park was superb and scenic. After enjoyed the night view, we managed to take the bus route 37, which is free for those going back to Perth city. We really thanks God for this bus, or else, we would have to take a cab back to the city. We arrived at our apartment safely and cooked lamb chop as our dinner.




3rd DAY(monday): We went to Perth city.We planned to buy the mystery tour from Blue travel company which is cheaper at a price of  AUD120, but the risk is if there is no empty seat left then we can't follow the tour to the Pinnacle. We waited for quite some time in front the shop but it remained closed. After asking a girl who work in 7/11 only we knew that it was the Queen's birthday, a public holiday.

We were anxious as we did not manage to buy the tour to Pinnacle. A friend of us told us that he bought a magical tour to Pinnacle at YHA Youth hostel with AUD155, so we decided to go YHA and check whether there is empty seat for the magical tour to Pinnacle. Unfortunately, the magical only left with one seat. So we can't join the magical tour. Thank God we met with a friendly staff who helped us to find another tour to Pinnacle which is of a small group organized by AUSSIE WANDERER, and it cost AUD150 per person. The tour included Caversham wildlife park, Pinnacle and sandboarding at Lancelin sand dunes. This was the destination that we want to go the most. So we booked the tour. It was a very good tour because in the wildlife park we can feed the Kangaroo and touch the Koala. It is better then magical tour that can only see the animal in natural environment, can't have close encounter with wildlife.

After that, we walked around the city and went to WA day (queen birthday celebration) at Elizabeth 
Quay near the swan bell. There was so many peoples and activities. We get free photo and free popcorn.




Then we went TAKA to enjoy our lunch, the japanese food was cheap, cost around AUD 6 to 10. Next we went to Woolworth market to buy some meat and souvenir. Then we took the blue CAT bus and tour around the city, after that we took the red CAT bus to stop no 29 and back our apartment to enjoy our dinner.

4th DAY(Tuesday) Rottnest island. We chose to go Rottnest island on Tuesday because of telethon tuesday and the ferry ticket is cheaper. We bought the ticket depart from Barrack st near the Perth city for only AUD59, the ticket from Fremantle cost only AUD39.(normal price to Rottnest island is around AUD74) We had booked the ticket online before we went to Perth. We departed from the Barrack street and enjoyed the cruise along the Swan river, on the way we saw dolphin and nice scenery.

The cruise stopped at Fremantle and we changed to another ferry to Rottnest island. The weather is not too good, so it was like sitting on a roller coaster. At Rottnest island we decided to buy bus ticket which cost AUD20 per person. We chose to stop at stop no 3, 8 (lighthouse) and 11 (seal). The weather was really bad, extremely cold but the scenery was really amazing. We went back to jetty at around 4pm and took picture with the Quokka (the cute big rat).

We reached back to Perth city at 6pm and we took CAT back to our apartment.









5th DAY(Wednesday) tour to Caversham wildlife park, Pinnacle and Lancelin. We went to Criterion hotel at 7.40am and departed from there. Our tour guide Ben is a very nice person, he gave us a lot information about the tree and places we went. The tour included breakfast and lunch. We had a wonderful trip.

At Caversham Wildlife park, we were guided by a friendly tour guide. We had the chance to feed the animal and took a lot of photos. Next we went to Pinnacle, this place was cool and impressive. Then we enjoyed sandboarding at Lancelin and it was one of the best part of the tour. It was really fun and exciting. We reached back to Perth at around 6.30pm.



6th DAY (Thursday)Perth city. We walked around the city and visited the Perth museum, art center, library, Northbridge and London court. Then we went to woolworth supermarket the second time to buy fruits,cheese, biscuit and chocolate to bring back to Malaysia.


We checked out at 1pm from our apartment and walked to the bus stop near our house (opposite the station we stop on the first day), and took bus route 380 to airport Terminal 1. Then at 4.40pm we took our flight back to Malaysia, at reached Klia2 at 10.35pm.

The total expenses per person is around RM2400. 
Flight RM850, 
accommodation RM422, 
Pinnacle tour rRM450, 
Rottnest island ferry + bus RM240, 
train and bus RM45, 
food , phone and souvenir RM400.