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Purple Wonderland

Wondering around the flower parks near Tokyo, I finally come to the landmark of purple flower. The Ashigaka Flower park is in Tochigi prefecture. It took us 2 hours from Tokyo, Ikebukuro station. Via Shonan shinjuku line from Ikebukuro, we transfer at Oyama to the local train to Ashigaka Flower Park Station, and the park will be right in front the station. It's pretty convenient to come compared to the Hitachi Seaside park. 

This park reminds me a lot of the Bergainska Trädgården in Stockholm with the atmosphere and the variety of flowers.

Highlight of this place is this Wisteria domes, which there are several in the park.

Despite teh raining day, it's still beautiful and it turned out to be less crowded than we thought it would be since it's during the Golden week. I recommend checking how the park looks like now in their official website to see if the flowers are still there. 

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Pali

Pink Tea Room!

Having heard of the Alfred Coffee in the US for a long time, I'm glad they're opening the tea room in last couple years. And it become more exicted when you don't have to go to the US anymore because they're opening in Tokyo this year!! 

I'm always exicted for a bubble milk tea but I'm more exicted when it's in this pretty pink tea room! I choose the earlgrey chocolate milktea with boba and it's so good. I'd say that avarage bubble milk tea in Tokyo could not to the pearl right but this one can do more than the avarage. 

Price is pretty high but I think it's quite the same as how it's in the US.

Another thing I've tried is the Chai tea, which I prefer. It's not easy to find proper tea in Japan but this can be a propoer substitute for the craving lol.

It located at Shinjuku Lumine department store and normally there wouldn't be that much people unless you go in the weekend or holiday. 

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Pali

Travel Back in Time with Traditional Thai Dessert

Travelling back to the time when I was in Bangkok. I went to one dessert cafe near the Grand Palace and Khaosan Road. 

"Sane" in Thai (sa-ne) means charm, which I think suit very well with the Thai traditional dessert. Full of flavours and charm, this unique cafe reminds me of my chilhood when I get these kinda dessert after school.

My choice were the Sommanat (Thai coconut meringue), Kleeb Lamduan (Thai shortbread cookies), some kinda Mochi, and I can't remember the name of the small yellow one. 

These sweets went very well with the Vegan coconut milk late!

Lastly, this place offers the Thai dessert class, which I wish I could attend once when I go back to Bangkok next time. Really miss the scent of the Thai aromatic candle and coconut milk now.. 

Pali