Vikingess Voyages

Saturday, May 31, 2014

Working at Rakuten - Introduction Training (研修) Summary!

Anette 10:45:00 PM

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Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Rakuten

Rakuten Café (楽天カフェ) Grand Opening in Shibuya

Anette 11:19:00 PM

Rakuten is most known in Japan and throughout the world with its “online shopping mall” model where merchants are the ones who are making the actual sales. But on this Thursday (May 29th) Rakuten will have a grand opening of its first physical entity: The Rakuten Café! Situated about 7 minutes away...

Monday, May 26, 2014

日本語あり

第5回東京蚤の市: Blancway Tea Store

Anette 10:45:00 PM

少し前に東京オーヴァル京王閣で行われた第5回東京蚤の市で友達のちあきさんのお店のお手伝いをさせてもらいました。 A little while back I participated in the 5th Tokyo Flea Market (東京蚤の市) held in Keioukaku Velodrome (京王閣, also known as Tokyo Oval Keiokaku) together with my friend Chiaki, who was displaying products from her store Blancway. ...

Tuesday, May 20, 2014

日本語あり

Norwegian 17. May Celebration in Tokyo 2014 - 東京でのノルウェー憲法記念日

Anette 9:34:00 AM

On the 17th of May we celebrate Norway's National Day in Norway and in Norwegian communities around the world, and for the third time I had the opportunity to celebrate the day at the Norwegian Embassy in Hiroo. This day also marked 200 years since the Norwegian Constitution was written in Eidsvoll....

Monday, May 12, 2014

Youtube

Funny Videos: Ylvis' "Intelevator"

Anette 5:14:00 AM

Perhaps you have already heard about the Norwegian comedy duo Ylvis? These are the two guys behind last years' international mega-hit "The Fox". Although the song brought them instant world fame the talented brothers were originally more famous in Norway for their many comedy shows rather than their...

Wednesday, May 7, 2014

Tokyo

GW Samba Carnival in Tokyo!

Anette 4:15:00 AM

There are a lot of events being held in Japan during the so-called Golden Week, a series of national holidays usually held in the end of April/beginning of May. Yesterday I went to a place in Tokyo called Haginaka (萩中) where a friend of mine was going to participate in a Samba Carnival. Japanese samba...

Tuesday, May 6, 2014

Sakura

Sightseeing in Saitama: Pink Moss (芝桜) Viewing in Chichibu Hitsujiyama Park (秩父羊山公園)

Anette 2:50:00 PM

If your visit to Japan is too late for the hanami season you might want to take a trip to some of the country's pink moss parks to make up for the missed sakura. Although Japan is more well-known for its elegant cherry blossoms (sakura) the pink moss will not disappoint you with its dazzling...

Monday, May 5, 2014

Saitama

Sightseeing in Saitama: Only in Japan - The Mickey Mouse Graveyard..

Anette 7:33:00 PM

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A modern-day shield-maiden who loves to explore the unbeaten paths of the world. From her base in Tokyo, Anette takes on both rural and urban challenges, and on her path, she has overcome anything from natural wilderness and cultural barriers to commuting in overcrowded Tokyo trains.

Life is too short to be stuck on one page, and this mindset reflects the diversity of Anette’s blog.
Besides being a career woman she is also a globetrotter, with 39 countries and counting.
No challenge too big, no adventure too small!

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