From History to Present - Leaving Kyoto for Tokyo

Trip Start May 17, 2008
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Trip End May 24, 2008

Flag of Japan  , Kanto,
Thursday, May 22, 2008

We had a little late start today got up around 8 and bought some nice Japanese sandwichesat the same shop around the corner "Sizuya", which I have seen several times on streets and various locations and I believe it's a national chain. They have some very interesting snacks and breads that worth tasting, hum, some of them are very tasty! Such as the the bread with a layer of green melon on it from "Bei Hai Dao" and cinnamon bread with peanut butter crust (these two are my favourites). It's a store, I think, also favourite of local Japanese, as every time we buy these small sandwiches, crowds of local Japanese were purchasing the same food also. We hold a belief that wherever there's a lot of locals, the restaurant shall not be a bad choice.

Now we are on super express singensan again. As we arrived the Kyoto station early, we decided to change our train from 12:32am to 11:30am (you can change to a different train once without having to pay commission). It will only take 2 hours to get to Kyoto! So we shall be in Kyoto before 1pm.

The seats are spacious and the carts clean and tidy. Everything in Japan are super clean, even the toilet seats. The windows of the train has thin bamboo curtain, which was easy to pull down and push up if the sun is too strong. For toilet seats, choosing between "Bidget" or "Shower" or N other options, you can wash yourself right after using the bathroom :)) So cool.

Tonight we are going to meet a college friend of S, Ken, who later introduced us to the famous Japanese dinner: Sukiyaki, oh, the beaf is, I believe, better than Kobe beef! One of the best Japanese meals I had ever tasted and I would definately go back again hundreds of times for the same food!
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