{My life is a dorama}

So a few days ago I arrived in Tokyo. First time in Japan, first time in Asia! I had been dreaming of coming to Japan for years. I am finally here. Now what? Well, now I know my Japanese is worse than I thought. But let's talk about happy matters.

I had the feeling of being in another planet ever since I got off the plane. I immediately noticed their tidiness. I immediately recognized their reverence and veneration for their okyakusama. I knew it when the two workers of the Airbus Limousine I took to Shibuya bowed as our bus took off.

But as I reread my title. I remember I wanted to talk about how close doramas are from the actual life in Japan. What I mean is that sometimes Japanese dramas seem way out of reality from my western mindset. But I did see girls are way too kawaii, some guys are kakoi. In fact, more so than the ones you dig from doramas. They are manly for one thing!
When I see a guy driving one of those little white trucks I think of Tatta hitotsu no koi (Only one love) and when I see the unceasing parade of girls wearing their skirt suits (all of the same color, all with the same shoes) I think of Rich man poor woman. Not to mention the sarari men (I guess it's what we call white collar jobs) that I see all the way from home to my destination. They might remind me of almost every other drama.

{Tartine}



TARTINE
minderbroedersrui 64 2000 antwerpen

I just got back from Belgium. I planned on going to Antwerpen and was thrilled about it. I am sorry to say that I was a tad disappointed...The train station was the best place to visit. It is beautiful. I was there for only a day so maybe I needed more time or a local to show me how great Antwerpen can be. The diamond museum was closed due to renovation. Despite that, I loved strolling through its streets. That's how I found TARTINE ontbijt, brunch, lunch...I highly recommend it, you can see locals eating here (I'm a big fan of locals : ) TARTINE is a breakfast/brunch/lunch place as its name describes it -with a lot of charm. The chairs were my fave item to see, obviously not to eat. 
I had a tartini italiano which is the most popular tartini according to the very friendly server.

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{About}

As you may have guessed, this Blog will be about traveling. I am a travel enthusiast. Any excuse is good to pack your bags and go to the other side of the world or the next town that you've been wanting to discover. I love discovering a city/town as a local. Especially when it comes to food. Traveling 101, according to me, starts with Europe, so there will be lots of Europe...and anywhere else my excuses may take me.
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 {Breakfast in Rome, Lunch in Paris}

The whole title goes {Breakfast in Rome, Lunch in Paris}...This title came to life when it actually happened, my British friend and I took a trip to Rome. The day we were going back to Paris we had very early breakfast in Rome (too bad I can't remember what we had). We then took the plane and off we went to Paris, we were then supposed to take a train to a French town where we were living at the time. We missed our train and decided to stay in Paris a few more hours and have lunch.

It was a cold November day. Lunch was superbe, une soupe de carottes, a great steak and a glass of wine.

And this is how this blog starts ...