Today we rode in a
bullet train to Kyoto. You really couldn’t tell that we were going 180+ mph. It
was a very smooth ride. Some nice bragging rights.
We make a stop at the
Imperial Palace and stroll in and out of the buildings and along the grounds.
My favorite were the nightingale floors that chirped as you walked on them.
They actually built this into the floors as a security system. Google it. Its
pretty cool.
I also go to the
traditional tea house here and have to sit on the floor. I have some wonderful
matcha tea and enjoy my surroundings.
After arriving at our
new hostel, some of us take a glorious 2 mile hike to check out some of Kyoto’s
landscapes. The hike was totally worth seeing the bright orange Buddhist Temple
and all of the beautiful scenery. The architecture and flowers were truly
breathtaking.
We will be staying one
night in Kyoto at the new hostel. I’m not really crazy about this hostel for a
couple of reasons. The first one is evident by the stinky feet smell. This one
requires you to take your shoes off at the door, which is fine, except that
most of the people staying here have been “backpacking” all day. This actually means
sweating all day, which equals lots of stinky feet odor released into the air.
Another reason is that
this one does not have private bathrooms in the room and it does not have a
ladies floor. This means that, even though the shower and toilets are lockable,
all of the bathroom areas are communal between male and female. This
immediately gives me great anxiety. I do not wish to brush my teeth next to a
man in a towel. This did not happen, but it certainly could. To avoid all of
this, I plan to wake up at 3:30am and avoid everyone in great hopes that no one
else thinks of the same thing.
Today was a total of 9
miles of walking. Today I geared up with my walking shoes, but I still have
some major blisters going on. Yay!
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