Kyoto!
January 7th 2008 I've arrived in Kyoto. The train ride was very comfortable and relaxing, plus I got a surprise sighting of Mount Fuji, which I didn't expect to see on this trip. My lodging for tonight (Watazen Ryokan, a ryokan is a tradtional Japanese inn) doesn't have check-in until 4 (and I arrived earlier than expected), so I went to Nijo Castle, a beautiful Kyoto palace and garden from the 1600s. Today was a
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