Day 3 - Kyoto Imperial Palace
Heading off fairly early again on foot, we decided to find the Nishiki Markets on our way to the Imperial Palace.
Ever notice that distances on a map never look quite as far as they really are? Even with your ratio [————-] = 1 kilometre. It still seems closer than what it really is.
W popped into […]
Day 2 - Kyoto
Bright and early after a HEAVY sleep in our bunkbeds, (I got the top bunk…boo) Sandy and I got up and decided to set out exploring on foot.
Sandy in her bunk.
We looked fruitlessly for an open breakfast restaurent before stumbling apon the biggest blessing in Japan…the vending machine.
Coffeed up (mine hot and Sandy’s cold) we […]
Day 1 - Arrival at Narita & travel to Kyoto
My flight arrived at 9am on Saturday morning March 22. Unfortunately, Sandy’s flight didn’t arrive until almost 4pm so the first 7 hours in Japan I spent wandering Narita’s terminal 1. I have discovered that it is HUGE. I had my nails done, spent half an hour or so on a paid massage chair, another […]
Holiday over :(
OK, so I’ve been back from Japan for a week now and I’ve decided that it’s time to update this seemingly silent blog with my adventures and tribulations of inter-continental travel.
I was actually rather clever (I thought), in that I brought a notebook with me on holiday and logged what we did each day along […]