Yonbanchi Kyoto
4, Shinnyo-cho Kyoto, Kyoto, Kinki, Japan
Travel Blogs Nearby
Day 7: 100 yen shops, and a death curry
... like my coffee fairly strong. I have learn't that when you order an ice coffee in many Japan cafes, you given a class of iced supercharged rocket fuel with 10 standard shots of coffee, mixed with ice and a dash of water. My first iced coffee for the day was, quite frankly, pretty horrible. I'm sure it was nice coffee, but the dosage I received would have satisfactorily caffeinated an adult elephant. No human ...
Konnichiha from Kyoto
... squeezing her way through. Michael decided not to try it for fear of getting stuck! A sunny Sunday afternoon ensues as we stroll around forested shrines, the highlight of which is hundreds of big stone lanterns lining paths surrounding one of the temples. On the way back to the train, we see a demonstration of how the gooey rice/bean based sweets we had in Asakusa are made. All you need is a big metal bowl, a couple of wooden ...
Escaping the heat: Kyoto edition
Setting down at Kansai airport, the first passenger comment I heard behind me was 'Atsui ne', which translates to 'Isn't it hot?' At first I didn't agree--heat wise it didn't feel as bad as Boston has gotten in the last few weeks, muggy and overcast. But this mugginess, I learned doesn't abate. An hour and half later when I was wandering around Kyoto looking for my hostel, pack digging into my shoulders, clothes plastered to my skin with sweat, the heat started ...
Kyoto and First Host Family-March- 22-27
... sight seeing place, The Golden Pavilion. Which when the golden building appears it's almost unreal. That was really pretty and I bought most of my souvenirs for people there. Then time to go back and onto a plane and go home. I didn't mention that I was flying first class for the first time, it was great.
Friday was my day relaxing after the trip and chilling around the house. Half working on my speech half working on doing nothing. That night though I ...
