http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Japan/Kyoto/Kyoto/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Asia , Japan , Kyoto , Kyoto en-us Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:00:48 +0000 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:00:48 +0000 I left Takayama on one of the hourly Hida Express trains down to Nagoya to connect on to Kyoto. The area is famous for the Hida beef not sure it is those cosseted cows who are supposedly are served beer and have their tummies massaged to provoke fine marbling or not. As I said earlier in my Kanazawa fine dining report Hida beef cooked rare and served on salad there but the real deal steak was http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Japan/Kyoto/Kyoto/blog-790366.html I took a day trip to Kyoto to revisit some places that I saw from high school...oh the memories http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Japan/Kyoto/Kyoto/blog-786154.html ltstrong stylefontsize 1.4remgtKyoto City of Kimonos and GeishasThe trip to Kyoto was one hell of a challenge from Hiroshima. Not because its a difficult place to get to in fact its 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 http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Japan/Kyoto/Kyoto/blog-783536.html Kun jotain tapahtuu kovin aikaisin se tapahtuu kuulemma kukonpieremn aikaan. No tnn min lhdin juuri siihen aikaan kohti Kiotoa semmoset 500 ja risat kilometri raiteita oli edess. Varailin jo hyviss ajoin viime viikolla itselleni paikat juniin koska ainakin aamujunilla on ilmeisesti taipumusta olla tukossa. Joskin tuossa kyttmssni Japan Rail Passissa on semmonen sis http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Japan/Kyoto/Kyoto/blog-777498.html 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 site1. The site can be visited only with a guided group. So you will be herded and treated as a baby http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Japan/Kyoto/Kyoto/blog-775520.html Leaving Hiiragiya 12.4.2012This morning we were woken at 7.00AM by our maid we sat up on the table and chairs by the garden and were served tea and cute little pickled plums while she packed away our bedding and brought the table back to the centre of the room. She set up for breakfast calling us over. This morning we gave her a small gift and one to give to the owner and her mother. Our maid wa http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Japan/Kyoto/Kyoto/blog-773498.html We checked out of the Watazen at 9.am we had wanted to see the monkey park but unfortunately it was raining so we decided on proceding to the Golden pavilion as planned. We caught the local bus making friends with the Japanese lady infront of us who folded us an Origami Panda bear. Of course she spoke no English but we returned the favour with a Caramello Koala.ltbr styleoutlinecolor initi http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Japan/Kyoto/Kyoto/Gion/blog-773493.html We woke at 7am today after a great sleep in our futons I love the blankets We set off early to catch a bus to Kiyonizu temple and were dropped off on the main street and began our walk up the big hill to the temple. It was a warm day and the walk made it hot. Today Is the first day we took out jumpers off All the small stalls on the walk up to the temple were still setting up so we decided to v http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Japan/Kyoto/Kyoto/Gion/blog-771328.html We awoke early and packed our things to checkout of our hotel we were heading to Kyoto today but first wanted to squeeze in a quick visit to Osaka castle. We left our bags at the hotel and headed to the castle via the subway. Walking to the castle we saw many cherry blossom trees and Japanese locals picnicking underneath enjoying japanese chess playing instruments or playing with there very wel http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Japan/Kyoto/Kyoto/Gion/blog-771190.html Maybe a better title would be I am Alive I arrived at my hostel at 830 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 wasn39t 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. I39m not really thinking straight so I39m going to go http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Japan/Kyoto/Kyoto/blog-762694.html Kyoto The former Capital city of NipponYoutube chennel welcome all reader and wacther to the longest footage i have created Kyoto. i39ve 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. http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Japan/Kyoto/Kyoto/blog-758753.html Colinsan 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 http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Japan/Kyoto/Kyoto/blog-758625.html 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 comp http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Japan/Kyoto/Kyoto/blog-758425.html Day 10 When we awoke we were greeted by the sight of rain buckets of it. The sky was extremely grey and there didn39t 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 http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Japan/Kyoto/Kyoto/blog-758145.html De afgelopen dagen ben ik nog wat meer door Kyoto getrokken alsook een dagje naar Nara.In Kyoto bezocht ik het gouden paviljoen Rokuonji Tempel. Als je de foto bekijkt weet je al snel vanwaar de naam komt. De Ryoanja Tempel die je daar vrij dicht in de buurt vind bezocht ik ook. Deze tempel is voornamelijk gekend om zijn stenen tuin. Deze vrij simpele tuin meet maar 25 meter in de lengte en je http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Japan/Kyoto/Kyoto/blog-756067.html Zondag 11 november vertrok ik vanuit Kanazawa naar Kyoto wat vroeger de keizerlijke hoofdstad was. Toen ik aankwam omstreeks 14.00 regende het pijpenstelen. Aangezien mijn hostel een paar straten van het centraal station verwijdert lag mocht ik een aardig stukje door de regen tot ginder stappen wat dikke pret was De rest van de dag heb ik eigenlijk niks gedaan buiten wat plannen gemaakt voor de http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Japan/Kyoto/Kyoto/blog-755063.html On the 22ndNovember 2012 25 Breakfast Point Probus members will fly out of Sydney to Seoul en route to Kanazawa on the Sea of Japan coast. This will be the start of a 16 day autumn tour of parts of Honshu and the island of Shikoku.We will be publishing a blog for Probus friends and family and we hope you take the chance to check it out. You will need to allow messages from webmastertravelblog.or http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Japan/Kyoto/Kyoto/Gion/blog-754559.html Bonjour tousvoici quelques photos prises lors de nos derniers jour au Japon.la plupart prises Kyoto. bienttPhil http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Japan/Kyoto/Kyoto/Gion/blog-750525.html so i am in a japanese internet cafe in kyoto and i can39t use capitals. if i do this happens vsdb.it might look cool but it isn39t very helpful. i always have trouble with keyboards abroad. the keeps moving too...still the cafe is quite funky. it has a manga library tea coffee and a free dog grooming parlour. yes. dog grooming parlour. there are blankets and bru http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Japan/Kyoto/Kyoto/blog-750228.html 13 octobre 2012 KyotoKonichiwaDbutons par les faits divers pour rire un peu.... J39ai pogn par surprise un homme nu dans ma chambre d39auberge de jeunesse Phil a pogn un homme au toilette en train de 3939se faire plaisir3939 pendant la nuit et j39ai achet du pain saveur de chocolat en pensant que c39tait du pain brunMaintenant passons aux choses srieuse http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Japan/Kyoto/Kyoto/blog-749336.html