Hotel Nikko Himeji
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3 suns and one star...(well it felt like it)
... were a number of Neko (cats) strays on the ground which in typical cat fashion attracted attention but remained aloof to the prospect of being manhandled in the heat. We walked back to the castle and stopped on our way in a department store to buy a little food before travelling back to Osaka. Pretty much all dept stores here are the same as Selfridges in that they have food courts on the basement floors but generally have more options. ...
Wet wet wet
... to stock up on cakes and then bought some miso soup for dinner. Was great to have the apartment to myself for the evening so I could skype with my mouther who I hadn`t seen in nearly 6 weeks (miss you mummy) and then my incredibly annoying, frustrating, infuriating and demented friend Shane who once again managed to get me to spill my gutts. How the heck can he do that so well? He still hasn`t guess the object correctly after giving him ...
Castle under construction!!
... quite a few very recently.
Himeji castle itself dates from 1333 and is regarded as the finest 'surviving' example of 17th century Japanese castle architecture. In all it comprises a network of 83 buildings with advanced defensive systems from the feudal period. The castle is frequently known as Hakurojō ("White Egret Castle") or Shirasagijō ("white heron Castle") because of its brilliant white exterior and ...
Let's try not to cut off any digits
... where there were a good many older men congregated to "clean" the park up there; it really looked more like they were just there to talk), I wished, not for the first time, that I could find some way to bridge the two places where I want and, perhaps, need to live. Wanderlust, for those that aren't afflicted with it, sucks.
I went to sleep early that night, more or less over my jet lag, which sucked because I'd soon have to go through jet lag all over ...
Himeji and Yumenoi Ryokan Traditional Hotel
It was a low point dragging ourselves back onto the Shinkansen, but at least we have mounting the damned thing down to a fine art. We were tired and I was feeling sick and Minnie was still whining whining whining and had decided she wanted to go home.
But we picked up when we got on the train. It was only an hour's ride.
We got off the train and the plan was to head to the Europcar Rental Desk on the first floor, but it was GONE. A train worker sent us off ...