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Day 13: 25th Sept – A Day of Packing, Pancakes and Purchases
The morning started with another breakfast in the room whilst we attempted to start packing our things away. It became apparent it would be a big struggle to get everything I’d bought home, mostly because I’d done a rather large … Continue reading
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Tagged dotonbori, fugetsu, holiday, japan, japanese food, last day, namba, okonomiyaki, osaka, travel blog, trip report, vacation
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Day 11: 23rd Sept – From Chanting and Cable Cars to Arcades and Action
We struggled to be up in time for the morning prayers so decided to just wait for the fire ceremony afterwards, which gave us an extra half an hour to wake up. This took place just outside the main entrance … Continue reading
Posted in Japan, Koyasan, Osaka
Tagged arcades, bbq, cable car, dotonbori, japan, japanese food, koyasan, monks, namba, osaka, september, train travel, travel blog, trip report, yakitori
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Day 9: 21st Sept – The Day I Had A Blonde Moment & Discovered I’m Terrified of Deer
Today was our last day in Kyoto and we planned to spend most of it in Nara. However, today was the day our plans went to dust a bit. Firstly we got on a bus destined for “Ginkakuji” (silver temple), … Continue reading
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Tagged blonde moment, deer park, exploring, getting lost, japan, japanese food, kinkakuji, kyoto, nara, temples, train travel, travel blog, trip report
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Day 8: 20th Sept – Bad Breakfasts, Bamboo Forest, Bikes, Baby Monkeys and BBQ
We surfaced around 10am, this was getting better but still not ideal for a sightseeing holiday! For breakfast, we decided to try the café across the street “Caffexcelsior” – this had completely different branding and spelling to the popular chain … Continue reading
Posted in Japan, Kyoto
Tagged arashiyama, bamboo forest, bbq, cycling, holiday, japan, japanese food, kyoto, monkey park, september, travel blog, trip report
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Day 7: 19th Sept – The Day We Walked a Thousand Miles and Ate A Million Calories
Due to getting distracted with our iStuff last night, we didn’t wake up particularly early! We had a few nibbles in our room and headed off to catch the subway. This morning we were heading to Fushimi Inari, which was … Continue reading
Posted in Japan, Kyoto
Tagged food, fushimi inari, gion, japan, japanese food, kushiya monogatari, kyoto, shrine, temple, travel
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Day 6: 18th Sept – The Shinkansen, The School Trip and The Spontaneous Picnic
Thanks to an impressive series of alarms we managed to wake up before 9am, throw any leftover stuff into suitcases and be at the checkout desk by 9:45. We were off to the subway station, suitcases in tow, in what … Continue reading
Posted in Japan, Kyoto, Tokyo
Tagged hotel monterey, japan, japanese food, kyoto, nishiki market, okonomiyaki, picnic, pontocho, shinkansen, tokyo, train travel
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Day 1: 13th Sept – Shinjuku: A Mental Introduction of Neon, Crowds and Madness
Finally the countdown to our trip had ended and we were ready to head off to Heathrow after a last minute dash to finish my packing. Having spent quite a few months in China a few years ago I was … Continue reading
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Tagged british airways, gamestation, holiday, japan, japanese food, jet lag, kabuchinko, memory lane, neon, saturday, shinjuku, tokyo, travel, trip report, vacation, yakitori
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