Nikko Princess Kyoto

This is reason many people come to Japan, to see these beautiful temples and gardens. Of all the places I liked Nikko best. It was stunning and serene. Joel, Yuri, Carl and I stayed in a little hotel that had many 'special' baths. It was a treat.<br><br>Well this is it dear friends. Tomorrow it is back to Brisbane.thanks for reading the blog and sending your comments.<br>

... on the bullet train to tokyo. so osaka, well it has 9m people and a gdp greater than that of canada (interesting fact no. 1). it's not exactly the bonniest of cities but they have good english language signage so it's quite easy to navigate. we contacted a goodwill guide to show us around (basically a volunteer association, apparently they have them all over the world) and setsuko (a lovely wee lady) and although there were a few lost in ...

... every 3 blocks to catch my breath. " I didn't have any money, I didn't buy anything, Why are my bags heavier"<br>It could have possibly been all the maps and brochures and little things that congragated at the bottom of my bag, that stuff adds up.<br>Finally on the Shinkansen I breathed a sigh of relief. What a crazy few days.<br>I had a soda and a cup noodle left over for my train ride, I had even done my homework and asked for hot water in Japanese. The cart service girl knew ...

... found our hostel it was a lovely little hostel and was quite new. the couple who run it were really nice and helpful. This time in kyoto we decided to visit the golden pavillion and the bamboo forrest which we had not had time to see previously. we were glad that we made it to them as they were well worth seeing. on our travels we found a sushi bar which we decided to go to for lunch and it was ace!

... different levels. The center tank, which represents the Pacific Ocean, is around ten meters deep and holds a whale shark who looks like he is having a blast... with his one facial expression. I can tell. There was also a tank showing you what the dive sites around Japan's tropical mecca, Okiwana, are like. All I can say is, I'm coming back to Japan in spring.<br><br>Osaka's main castle was incredibly beautiful as well, but like many of the castles in Japan, was a replica and ...

... nd oldest wooden structure; which is, impressively, due to fires *nd gener*l *ging, only one third of its origin*l size. Needless to s*y the visit w*s nothing short of bre*tht*king, *nd the surviving structure * true test*ment to J*p*nese *rchitecture. The Buddh*'s st*tue itself is just so liter*lly overwhelming in its sheer immensity th*t words c*nnot do it justice. It must be seen to be believed. An experience, I liken to the loc*ls *nnu*l L*ntern Festiv*l, 'Setsubun', which we h*d ...

... from the Mount*in to get fed. You know, monkeys do NOTHING, but fight, e*t *nd poo. But for some re*son, you c*n spend hours just w*tching how they inter*ct *nd be endlessly entert*ined by their cr*zy shen*****ns.<br><br>Next up were the 'Nine Hells', * series of n*tur*l hot springs which h*ve (unfortun*tely) been turned into somewh*t of * themed *musement p*rk. There's * 'Demon Hell', *n 'Anim*l Hell' with * Hippo *nd * re*lly s*d looking Eleph*nt *nd even ...

... amongst tourists for feeding time and general lazing about. Being one with all the baby monkeys and their parents, who are entirely not bothered by human contact, is an awesome experience; particularly at feeding time when a literal frenzy occurs to see who can cram the most food into their mouths. Picture hoards of monkeys. A sea of monkeys. A sea so thick of fur and screeching, that other monkeys can physically run across the backs of their brethren to get to even more ...

... de ale al final lo resumió todo: "siempre supe como llegar a kitty land pero nunca pensé que habría que irse". DONDE ESTA WALLY? O EL MUNDO DE LOS WALDOS. (por Alepunk) Otro de los enigmas en este viaje, es el cómo fuimos a parar a un lugar en el que TODOS los extranjeros son iguales?... Y no es sólo que sean iguales, es que son idénticos...incluso las mujeres, es increíble. Ahí les va el perfil; estudiante de ingeniería, o informática en etapa de "back-packer ...

... et qu'elle avait visité nos villes, respectivement Paris pour Marie et Avignon pour moi. Oui oui " sur le pont d'Avignon", connu aussi au Japon, je confirme. Hop, dépense des derniers sous en achat de croissants " choco cro" pour le petit dej du lendemain. Car il faut se lever tôt, rendez vous dans le hall à 6h00 pour rendre les cartes d'ouvertures des portes et charger les valises dans un bus en partance pour l'aéroport d' Osaka...Non!! pas déjà le retour!