Yesterday we boarded a bullet train and headed to Kyoto, where we’ll spend the next five nights.
As always the trip was comfy (we rode first class) and super smooth and my ‘ekiben’ lunch (the usual port cutlet sandwich) was delicious:
As a bonus the weather was beautiful and we got probably the best view of Fuji we’ve ever had:
After we arrived we did a bit of shopping in the famous covered shopping streets not too far from the station:
And I couldn’t resist another ‘sugar coated apple’, this time served sliced in a cup. It was magnificent:
We’re staying in a fancy hotel here, right next to the station. It’s too fancy for rogues like us, but it’s very comfortable and we even have a patio with our own garden!
While we have some activities planned the mail goal of the Kyoto days is to relax to recharge for some final Tokyo madness. It’s much colder here (just above freezing in the mornings) so this will be easy. 🙂