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Kings of Asia
Got to Heathrow (thanks for the lift Cooch) to be told that the flight to Tokyo was over subscribed and we had to to wait for seats to be allocated if we were going to get on at all.. So much for dressing for an upgrade, starting to wish we'd just gone for jeans and trainers. Got to the check in desk and the lady looked at my passport and asked me …
Japanese toilet humour
... Controls on the toilets for heating the seat and customising the water temperature for the bidet, and whether you want the bidet water stream oscillating or not (Yes, I have tried all the settings out!) Buttons in the female loos that make flushing toilet noises to avoid any embarrassing toilet noises being heard. Puppies wearing nappies. I'm sure I'll be adding a lot more to this list as the weeks go on!!
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Kyoto in a day (or is it a nutshell).
... the station to Ginkaku-ji (the Silver Pavilion). After following signs for nearly 20 minutes, we reached the beginning of the 'Philosophers Path' and a sign indicating our destination was 1.8km ahead. Have I mentioned that the temperature has been high 80s to low 90s ever since we got here? Not our idea of fun to hike in the heat but we were rewarded with one of the nices gardens and views we have seen ...
Temples et château
Aujourd'hui, j'ai passé ma journée dans l'ouest de Kyoto. Un quartier (Arashiyama) au pied des montagnes qui habite plusieurs temples. Mais tout d'abord, en début de matinée, j'en ai profite pour faire un arrêt au château de Nijo qui étais fermé il y a 2 jours auparavant. C'est un beau château mais je m'attendais à plus de ce château. J'ai aimé d'avantage celui de Matsumoto.
Par la suite, direction le ...
It rains in Japan
... way back toward the centre of town, we went to Nijo Castle. Arriving at the Ninomaru Palace inside the castle, we locked away our umbrellas in the umbrella stands and got wiped down with towels by the attendants, before taking off our shoes and entering the palace. Everything to limit bringing moisture inside. As always, there was a strict route to follow passing the important parts of the palace. Mainly it was the paintings on the many screendoors that caught ...