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May 16th 2013
I took a day trip to Kyoto to re-visit some places that I saw from high school...oh the memories... read more
April 29th 2013
Kyoto – City of Kimonos and Geishas The trip to Kyoto was one hell of a challenge from Hiroshima. Not because it’s a difficult place to get to – in fact it’s a breeze on 2 Shikansens. However, this is how the day unravelled. Up well in time to go from our Hiroshima Hostel to the station by tram – an easy 20 mins? No way!! The driver seems to think that as it’s a Saturday why rush. He takes about 45 mins for the journey and we get pretty stressed as we might miss our train. We get to the platform with 5 mins to spare. Then OMG – the train is late for the first time ever. They say 5 mins but it rolls in 10 mins late. Phew – we are ... read more
March 18th 2013
Kun jotain tapahtuu kovin aikaisin, se tapahtuu kuulemma kukonpieremän aikaan. No, tänään minä lähdin juuri siihen aikaan kohti Kiotoa, semmoset 500 ja risat kilometriä raiteita oli edessä. Varailin jo hyvissä ajoin viime viikolla itselleni paikat juniin, koska ainakin aamujunilla on ilmeisesti taipumusta olla tukossa. Joskin tuossa käyttämässäni Japan Rail Pass’issa on semmonen sisäänrakennettu vika, että Nozomilla, eli sillä kaikkein nopeimmalla shinkansen-junalla ei saanu matkata, mutta eipä tuo Hikari kovin paljoa nopeudessa hävinnyt sekään. Matka-aika Kiotoon oli about 2,5 tuntia, eli aika hyvin. Vaikka yleensä muuten pakkaan mukaan tyyliin pihakivetyksenkin ja pari muuta, niin nyt oli kyllä kevyt varustus mukana. Pelkkä olkalaukku ja muutama vaihtovaate + ihan pakolliset dödöt ja vastaavat laukkuun, ja olipahan vapauttavaa matkustaa, verrattuna 20 kilon ... read more
March 12th 2013
My friend has written a review of Kyoto Imperial Palace after her visit. I want to publish it here because what she describes is typical for many Japanese tourist sites: In general that excursion made very bad impression on me. It showed deep emptiness and backwardness of Japan nowadays. About the site: 1. The site can be visited only with a guided group. So you will be herded and treated as a baby. All tour takes 1 hour. You can't walk and look around with your own speed. 2. If you want to enroll into that group you must show your passport. They said it's for security reason. When I asked them how it helps to protect the site or visitors they were not able to tell me anything reasonable. They just told over and over ... read more
December 28th 2012
I woke up to rain. It wasn't a down pur but it was constant enough to make sightseeing miserable. Thus the day would be spent in doors doing......homework. Yes homework. Even on Winter Break I had been given the task to read an entire book. However I am fortunate enough to have enjoyed said book. It is called Inspite of the Gods. It is about India as a whole, a critical view of country that I know very little about. I plan to finish it in the next day or so. The only times I went out were for lunch, dinner, and taking a bath. A bath? you say. Yes a bath. I had the wonderful experience of a Japanese public bath. I loved it. I was afraid it was going to be awkward but it ... read more
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December 23rd 2012
Maybe a better title would be "I am Alive!!!" I arrived at my hostel at 8:30 pm. This means that it took me one whole day to travel what should have a 7 hour trip....if it had been direct. But it wasn't I despite the nerves I had a blast traveling on my own. I would not have changed it. I am am so happy to have a warm bed to sleep in. I'm not really thinking straight so I'm going to go to bed and update you all tomorrow. Happy Travels... read more
Postcards from Kyoto and Okayama – there was more as we all discovered!
Published: December 1st 2012Asia » Japan » Kyoto » Kyoto
December 1st 2012
Colin-san was right- tomorrow and the next days bought more. More for the senses to feast on and for the feet to tire on - yet after we all collapse into bed at night we come back eager for more the next day. Now we are over halfway through the trip of beautiful autumn gardens: some spectacularly lit at night; of fast trains: where some people get lost on stations; of incredible museums and temples: seen through soft rain and mist; and of generous university students and retired volunteer guides give their time to help us find our way and talk about our different cultures and lives. A few words can't do it justice but here are some of the collective random thoughts of the group! Kanazawa to Kyoto via MIHO Museum. First came an origami ... read more
Trip on tube : Japan trip (日本) Episode 4 - Kyoto trip (京都)
Published: December 1st 2012Asia » Japan » Kyoto » Kyoto
December 1st 2012
Kyoto : The former Capital city of Nippon Youtube chennel : welcome all reader and wacther to the longest footage i have created "Kyoto". i've always loved kyoto and haved to go to this place once in the life time. Kyoto is so beautiful in spring season and fall I have recommended. ... read more
November 27th 2012
Day 11 Once again we were up early as we had to go to the station to buy tickets for the "romantic" train joureny from Arashiyama to Torroko. It was a clear day, but the temperature had dropped quite a bit, meaning that those of the tour group from south of the equator were frozen! The tour company had tried to buy the tickets in advance, but they had all been taken by the large Japanese tour companies. There was however, one car for un-reserved tickets that is open air. We were there that early, the shutters were still down. Our tour guide managed to get tickets, but for standing only. We got onto the train, and the conductor, dressed as a devil, ushered a couple of the party to seats. To be honest we were ... read more
November 26th 2012
Day 10 When we awoke, we were greeted by the sight of rain, buckets of it. The sky was extremely grey, and there didn't look to be any breaks in the cloud. During breakfast, we tried to look for any likely candidates that might be joining our tour, and managed to spot a couple of candidates. When we made our way to the lobby with our luggage, our predictions we correct, and we had gained 2 new couples. Our new guide Kim greeted us, and informed us that we would be picking up one more person at another hotel in Osaka city, before heading our to our first stop. The traffic was awful, partly because of the rain, also it was Monday, and there had been a Labour Day holiday on the Friday, so lots of ... read more
