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Castles, shrines and tea houses
... windows with a view as opposed to a view of a brick wall. Having rested our feet, we headed back out to dinner only to find the restaurant we'd chosen was closed due to a national holiday. We knew another veggie restaurant in the area was closed Mondays so we headed down to Sanjo-dori in search of dinner. As ever, we couldn't read many of the menus except the Italian restaurants so we settled for pasta and a beer.
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Golden pavilion and rock garden
... our hotels where could once again enjoy the amazing feeling of air-conditioning..
made a video of the storm at the golden pavilion, a short video of the rock garden, and the video of the performance we went to go see of the traditional japanese performances
golden pavilion:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1WNO3DM IrI
rock garden:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXbmldJU 4Q0
show:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkGpV7N9 hK4
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Iedere dag sushi is ook een regelmatig leven....
... erg traditioneel is en dus ook erg onwennig voor ons voelt. Na aankomst en het uitdoen van je schoenen, word je op slippers naar je kamer begeleid.
Een ryokan kamer is bijna overal hetzelfde ingericht, namelijk met onder andere 6 tatami’s (soort stro/rieten matten vloerbedekking), hout en rijstpapier/glas schuifdeuren, futon matrassen (die overdag nog opgeborgen zijn) en een laag tafeltje en zittingen op de grond voor de thee-ceremonie waarmee je ...
Ein Stottern und Stolpern...
... Apérogetränke serviert wurden, welche von der Mehrheit der Passagiere dann auch gleich in Richtung Flugzeugdecke geschleudert wurden. R. fasste den Job, die Flaschen im Servierwägeli, das neben ihm stand, fest zu halten, was insofern funktionierte, dass eine Aufgabe zu haben ja immer auch gegen die Angst hilft... Das Gerüttle dauerte eine gefühlte Ewigkeit und war, wie wir anschliessend einstimmig feststellten, die heftigste Flugturbulenz, welche wir ...
Temples, shrines and tourists!
This is a top pick!
... I'm so glad Estelle recommended this shrine to me.
Stupidly, my other destination was at the opposite end of the city. I chose to visit Kinkakuji Temple and the Golden Pavilion. A walk back to the subway, a subway ride then another walk to the temple. On the walk back to the subway I stopped off at Tofukuji Michi. No, it's not giant Tofu but large historic buildings that are neither a temple ...
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