Comfort Hotel NARA

... el autobus hasta Kasuga. Este templo es famoso porque en el se encuentran mas de dos mil lamparas de piedra y unas mil de bronce., que se encienden al anochecer dos veces al ano. En el vestibulo, unas mujeres con una especie de pendiente que cubre su frente venden las entradas. Tenian todas cara de mala leche, no se si porque todo el mundo intenta sacarles fotos o porque les pesa. Una vez dentro del templo, pintado ...

... funny and then no, they are just annoying... A great sounds experience was walking up the river in Uji where the leaves on the floor, the river with its strong current, the birds all spoke at the same time. Mixed with the smells of tea vapours, all this made for the walk to be far more interesting and enjoyable. Sometimes, noise can really be overbearing. In Shibuya's shopping Tower 109, voices come from every direction, music ...

... commonly unidentifyable and unedible. our taste pallets hadnt become accustomed to eating copius amounts of raw fish and fermented cabbage and other mysterious vegitables. we donned our traditional japanese robes for our meals and once again put on and took of our shoes before walking on the tatami mats. one of our meals hardly any of us could consume and we derobed quickly so ...

... had the brown stripes of a Zen Buddhist Temple, but it had 2 tall stories. Moreover, there was a 3-pronged, candle-like motif that connected the wooden stripes. Inside, there was a gigantic bronze Buddha. About 10 times my size... I must add that Todai-Ji is the most impressive temple that I have seen so far. As I was moving from Todai-Ji to Kasuga Taisha, I stopped by a random restaurant and had some gross chicken udon for $4. Kasuga Taisha was a 8th Century ...

... nd fl*t enough to get *round on * bike. Some of the streets felt like * rur*l country town. We comp*red it to rur*l Holl*nd. Three d*ys in, J*p*n is *n *m*zing pl*ce. So v*ried. Not sure *bout the credit c*rd *nd ATM situ*tion though. For such * domin*nt country fin*nci*lly, ATM's h*ve opening hours of 9:00 to 18:00 in the post offices *nd not m*ny pl*ces *ccept credit c*rd. No doubt this will ch*nge when we hit the bigger cities of: Tokyo, Kyoto *nd Os*k*.

... only spent a day in Osaka - as its only about half an hour away from Kyoto by Shinkansen - but even so, we still felt part of the action.<br>I think, the most impressive thing about Osaka we saw is its Aquarium. As soon as you lay eyes on it, you can already tell its huge. In fact, it holds around sixteen tanks displaying organisms from different aquatic environments around the world. The enclosures are amazing, and most tanks extend over a few floors so you can view every thing ...

... myself in *we of Buddhist Zen rock g*rdens. I *m *ll too *w*re of how ridiculous the ide* of * g*rden m*de entirely of rocks *nd gr*vel sounds, but if you c*n see for yourself just how meticulously *nd be*utifully *rr*nged these cre*tions *re, I gu*r*ntee you'd tot*lly feel the zen. You feel c*lmer for h*ving been here.<br><br>All in *ll, J*p*n is m*king me f*r too *w*re of just how little Austr*li* h*s to offer, p*rticul*rly in terms of n*tur*l be*uty. No wonder they sent *ll the ...

... which you c*n boil eggs in. The *nnoying thing is th*t you don't re*lly get to see the hot springs in their 'r*w st*te' but they *re still quite *we inspiring even if the one with *nim*l's m*de you feel s*d. (Are hippos supposed to e*t pot*toes?)<br><br>To wind things up we found ourselves *t *n Onsen in the outdoor 'Mud b*th'. And it w*s deffin*tely muddy. Although it m*de it * little less *wkw*rd when sh*ring the pl*ce with * whole lot of n*ked str*ngers. Murky ...

... to open a store every day across the globe. The other American there was a guy called James, who fell into the computer nerd category of American stereotypes. He proudly boasted that he only got "wasted" twice a year - "you, know I really don't like to lose control" but claimed any finacial benefit was lost due to his heroic soda consumption. Over 3000 types of soda have passed the James pallet and if you're ever in South Carolina stay away from the ginger - "It's just like ...

... it says. japan uses three writing systems. i know the first two, consisting of 46 characters each. the third has about 8,000. well, i know 5. and tree, river, man, gate, and fire weren`t anywhere on the john so i was out of luck. well of course when you put a bunch of different buttons in front of a little boy, he`s gonna push them, right? so i pick the one with the coolest writing on it and push. AAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!! ANAL INVASION!!!!!!! no one taught ...