Hello lovelies, 

this post marks about half-time of our trip to Japan and boy oh boy, it's been more than a year since the trip.  But I am dedicated to talk about it and show pictures because as I often stated, that this blog is kind of my brain and I like to browse it from time to time and see what I did, wore, or said.

So then, let's start with day 12

because it was finally time for the universal studios osaka! We have been so looking forward to this and it did not disappoint even though getting a time slot for the super Mario Land was stressful. 

We took a ride on the white shark ride and it was fun. Our captain (or the one who was "driving" the boat) was so invested in the story and was so full of energy even though it felt so fake.
We roamed around and I got some snacks!Then off to more rides.And off to more food. This was an onion flower, it was so cute!After a parade we got first in lining for a churro truck and I got somekind of themes churros but I don't really remember what anymore.
We waited 2h for the 10min Minion ride and walked around all day and I was tired, my feet hurt and I was already ready to go but we still had super mario land....Finally! But again, we waited 90 for a 1min yoshi ride. Ugh. And then we decided to eat the the super mario store and guess what, even more waiting. haha. But we tried to get as much as possible and eat as much as possible. Hello super mario burger!I'm unsure what that was...curry?And don't forget the dessert..

Day 13

The next day we took the train back to Tokyo. Of course, with a train station bento. They are the best. 

This cheese dessert was...not good. 
We weren't really able to do much afterwards as we arrived around 3pm and had to get to the hotel which was also located in Ikebukuro. We had a park around the corner and the white blossoms were so beautiful.

But we went shopping...and I met fluffy tori and lollipop lullaby and cucone europe. They had a pop up store at Marui Shinjuku Annex.

 

Hias and I also found a Pasta store and decided to try it out. It was okay...not the best but also definitely not the worst.

And here are the goodies I bought! A ring and a headpiece from Baby the stars shine bright. 

And new stockings from fluffy tory and a lingerie set from cucone. 
Plus a cute shirt from lollipop lullaby. Isn't it cute? I feel this. 

Day 14 

In 2015 we visited Shimokitazawa and we had an amazing haul (see my blog post). We got so many second hand items from lolita or gyaru brands but this time, we did not really find the second hand shops anymore. Turns out, most of them closed down. Boo.

Nevertheless, we found more vintage stores than before. 

We rested a bit with a good matcha before going on. they are so cute! And finally in bloom. No idea what it was but ice-cream with fried dough balls? Hell yes.
And here is the haul...a France Maison de fleur bag.Small petticoatand old liz lisa skirtand another one.and a vintage peignoir. In the evening we went to McDonald and I regretted it a bit because it was so much food...but I just wanted to taste everything. 

It's not that I pigged out and ate everything, I also got a matcha dessert. RIP

 

 

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Hello lovelies, 

last year I already wrote about the Renaissance fair in Czesky Krumlov called the "Five petalled Rose festival" or "Slavnosti pětilisté růže" (link) This year we attended again but this time, we decided to not rush to the Renaissance fair after work on Friday but take off the whole week and stay in Krumlov and do day trips to the region.

After pride weekend in Vienna, M. got the car from my parents and we drove off at around 11am. We were a bit late as we wanted to leave around 9 already but I hadn't finished my costume yet and stayed up until 5am. He gave me a bit more time to sleep and especially, to pack as I had not pack anything yet. Lucky for me, I had made a list on what to bring weeks prior and used this as a guide in my sleep deprived state. This led to me not forgetting anything vital, hooray! But I did forget all my jewellery for the costumes. Oh no. At least it's not that tragic and I could buy some jewellery, or so I thought. I later found out that the jeweller was at the festival but only as a private visitor. 

We arrived around 4.30pm, after a short Burger King stop. This time we did not drive through all the small towns but took the highway to Linz and then crossed the border into Czechia. 

Our hotel next to the Monastery and the monastery garden. It was a small house but still, our room was on the third floor, without lift. oof. And it had sloping roofs. Even though I am small, I hit my head a few times on the roof. I felt like Gandalf in the Hobbit house.

 The first day we just roamed around the city, took a long stroll and reacquainted ourselves to it. Not much had changed and it felt like seeing an old friend again. 

 

We stumbled upon a vegetarian restaurant "Laibon" and decided to eat dinner there. I was not hungry as I had a Burger King Meal for lunch and ordered the nacho appetiser as my main dish. I thought it was small as it stated it was 100g but it was huge. A huge bowl of nachos, with cheese, jalapenos, and guacamole. I was really struggling eating it but it was very good.

We still needed to do a few things with our costumes so we worked on it after the food every evening leading to the event. Going out? nahh, that's for the young people. 

Day 2 - Prachatice and Castle Hluboka

We overslept a bit and only arrived at Prachatice around 11:00. But I was ready for the lace museum....that was closed due to a holiday. That was not on google nor on their website so I was a bit frustrated and sad. After a hot ginger tea, I had a cold and was coughing and sneezing all the time, we decided to get back to the Museum on Thursday. The city of Prachatice was beautiful and it also had a lot of old buildings. 

After our lunch which was super cheap and a lot, we went off to Castle Hluboka. It was mashed potatoes, meat and mustard sauce. Funny enough I never had mustard sauce before. 

We parked the car in the town and hiked up to the castles. The castle is a magnificent tudor styled building and was even more beautiful inside. Sadly, we were not allowed to take any pictures in the guided tour we had of the castle. We also climbed the highest tower and had a wonderful view over the area. We saw Budweis, the cooling towers of the nuclear power plant Temelin and the river vltava. It was late in the day after the tour and almost everything was closed already. 

I wore my butterfly ribbon dress on this day. 

We sat down in a cafe and I had a yummy matcha latte. It was much deserved. 

 Day 3 - Krumlov 

Even though we were at the Ren fair last year and saw a lot of the inner city of Krumlov, we never toured the castle or the monastery, a mistake which we now fixed. Around 11.30 we arrived at the Monastery in Krumlov and made our way through the huge grounds. There were so many great paintings and the church was amazing. They had a smaller chapel like room and it had medieval and 18th century paintings on the wall. It seemed like the building was renovated in the 18th century and they just painted over the old medieval painting. 

 

We went to a bbq house "Restaurant 99" afterwards and I had a tasty beef brisket. Even M. could eat something as their beyond Meat burger was vegan. 

After lunch we went to the castle, and saw this poor bear again. Last time I thought it was just one bear but there are actually two?

 

We again toured the castle with a guide and a no picture rule. I saw others being sneaky and taking pictures though. In the chapel we were allowed to take pictures so here you go:

 The pushkyn pushkyn dress I'm wearing was perfect for the hot weather, all their dresses I own are amazing as they are a cotton or linen blend. 

Day 4 - Prachatice, Krachtoville and Budweis 

We drove off to Prachatice again in the morning and lo an behold, it was open! I will make a separate post on the museum but I can show you a quick overview of the items.  The museum was not big but there were still a lot of items to look at. Entry fee was 60CZK so it was almost a steal.

The owner allowed to take pictures of my favourite pieces, so here they are: 

 Afterwards we went to have some Indian food and it was super tasty. Especially those cheese and garlic nan bread on the left. I took two with me and it was my dinner. I was so full afterwards. Plus, the vindaloo was so spicy, I did not expect that.

It was the hottest day of the week and I was perfectly comfortable in my other pyshkin pyshkin dress.

The inner city in Budweis was pretty and we run in a circle to see everything. Too bad the church was closed as I would have loved to see it. It was just weird to me that cars were allowed to enter the inner city. 

After a quick lemonade, we drove back to Krumlov.

Day 5 - Ready for Ren fair?

It was finally time again for the Renaissance fair and I wore the Lucrezia outfit I made two years ago (link) with a new Reta I made. (link) We checked out of the other Hotel and checked into a new Hotel. It was super pretty with old furnitures and we made a lot of pictures with it. 

 

I hit the mark! I got a free shot for the next time and I used it up on Sunday. 

The picture from the hotel room turned out so nice!  

 There was a small shop that sold bags, hats and caps, all embroidered and I bought this cute bag. 

I got myself a huge potato langos and then we some a belly dancer. She had a small wicker basket on her head and then pulled something out of it. I looked away just in time because M. said, it was a snake. We noped out so hard and went to another area. We strolled around main street, then went to the brewery garden and listed to the music. People were dancing and having fun and I also got myself a Caipirinha. We waited for a bit but in the evening we watched the fire parade and it was magnificent.

 

Day 6 - Ready or not, here we come

Prepare for trouble! And make it double! Because it's M. and I finally wearing a Renaissance outfit together. His is just maybe a few years before mine but nobody knows or cared. We made a few picture in our fantastic room and then went to the rose garden again to take pictures. 

 

 Look how amazing he looks! He made everything by himself and I was so proud that he finished it. 

Then I could finally eat the sausages I smelled the day before. We went to main street, then to the park to finally see the birds.

 

And after we were completely exhausted, we headed back to the hotel and changed. This time we wanted to see the fire parade from our hotel room and it was also lovely. We stormed outside when the firework begun and it was an almost 15min spectacle. 

Day 7 - Byebye

On Sunday most of the people in costumes were ready to go home and we saw almost none. We had also checked out and sat in our favourite café and ate cake and drank tea. 

 

We were both saddened as we knew we had to leave soon but just didn't want to. The week was over so fast! But on the other hand, my cats were waiting for me at home and that was the biggest motivator for us to leave. 

Good bye Krumlov and thank you all of the organizers of the fair.

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