Travel, travel, travel. Kieren had a macdonalds and a poo.
day 13: tokyo
Lots today, the final day. Set off for... GHIBLI!!! It was everything we could've hoped - quality and attention to detail. Little film about a boy meeting a bunny and racing to decide who gets the stick before a cuppa at the old ladys. Ridiculously hot day but cool inside. Shop wasn't cheap and could've …
day 12: tokyo
A little hungover. Set out north to Yanaha - cool little street where we actually did some souvenir shopping. Mostly pre war buildings that still survive. Little coffee shop had a marble run on the walls. We had McD... Ended up in Ueno at the site of Tokyo National Museum and saw lots of history. …
day 11: tokyo
Drunk.com Long morning of grumpy K and Katie not knowing where to go. Miscommunication = Shinjuku which is shit but the mornings conversation had been zombie by K so all agreed plans were null and void in reality. So, a morning wandering shitty Shinjuku streets with a petulant child looking for food was not fun. …
day 10: back to tokyo
KYOTO > NAPONGA > TOKYO Stomach ache in night thanks to feast. Set out in good time and Nijo-stationed it to Kyoto central. No rush so took the thousand step staircase to the sky garden, otherwise known as the happy terrace. One floor down we happened upon the country house café - sat on a …
day 09: kyoto
Very lazy morning only making it out the door for 11am when the cleaners were meant to arrive... Had awful breakfast of pointless coffee and gopping waffles plus tried the 'sweets' purchased last night. Walked to Nijo Castle. Not massively impressive but busy. Not allowed to take photos so a bit pointless but squeaky ninja …
day 08: kyoto
Lazy morning wake up from 7am, packed, got locked in with stiff lock, cursing thinking they'd locked us in before K remembered he'd done it. Wandered up around block of last night's escapades to find a coffee shop for breakfast and had croquet monsieur with a mountain of cabbage and a scoop of weird cold …
day 07: kyoto
Hangover. 79,000Y left (£450) Kieren has 38,000Y left Lazy get up around 9am, wander into coffee shop for sustenance and go in search of bike rental (only 2 left at ryoken plus baths fully booked!) Cycle from east central way out to mountains in west - Arashiyama! Hideous vertical hotbox climb up to monkey peak …
day 06: koya-san to kyoto
KOYA-SAN > KYOTO Nice early start at 6am after not so comfy sleep on futons. 630 for morning ritual watchign two monks chant whilst a numpty used their camera flash. 1/2hr later moved onto fire ritual of drums and monk building pyre before we walked round, wafted smoke from ashes over ourselves (ppurification) and bowed …
day 05: osaka to koya-san picking up fi
OSAKA > KOYA-SAN Woke up to Helen's message of waiting for a train at Kansai to come meet us! When she made it around 9am we walked for Yodabayashi station, stopping for a coffee and croissant on the way. Quick charades stop in the pharmacy got us ibruprofen ready to head to Osaka castle with …
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