The Last Leg
Well, after an 8 hour day of traveling on trains, John and I made it to Narita. We have checked into our hotel, taken a bath, and are getting ready for bed. Our hotel is great, probably the biggest and nicest room we've had so far. Heck, our door is the only door on...
Beppu: Full of Hell(s)
We arrived in Beppu yesterday and checked into our hotel, which is very nice and is populated by a large number of eldery drunks, and some young drunks too, I suppose. Being a resort town, everyone here is on vacation like us, soaking is hot springs or enjoying the...
Oh man, Omen.
So, while before we got going on the philosopher’s walk, we stopped at a place that was recommended in our guidebook called ‘Omen.’ Essentially, it's a place that sells udon noodles. There was a bit of a line, but when we finally were seated, there was a menu in...
Oh Deer!
Today we tackled Nara. First off, Nara is a beautiful city and despite what people say, doing it in a single day just doesn’t cut it. We could have spent many more there. In fact, there was still a lot we didn’t get to do while we were there today. Oh well, future...
A Day in Osaka
Yesterday John and I left Kyoto early to go to Osaka to meet Blair and some of his friends from the JET program. We found out on the way there that there are more trains in Osaka than anywhere, or so it seemed. After many transfers, we got there. We met up with his...
Souvenir Day!
Yesterday John and I checked into our new ryokan, which is quite nice. We have the top floor and there are other guests on the bottom floor. They will be checking out today so we’ll have the place to ourselves for a night. It took us a while to find the place, even...