Peace and quiet amongst the bamboo groves of Arashiyama. After yesterday’s mass tourism chaos, it was nice to “get away” and have a holiday from our holiday. So we headed up into the hills to the north-west of Kyoto, to Arashiyama (translation = storm mountain). This pleasant, leafy […]
One Imperial Palace, one Nijo Castle, and one Golden Pavilion? Check. Howdy folks back home. Hope you are all well. We are still in Kyoto and have spent another day trekking around seeing more marvels. Today’s adventure took us north of the city to see 3 of the […]
More temples than you can poke a stick at…. Greetings fans! Today was our first full day in Kyoto and we spent it sightseeing around the Eastern side of town – just across the Kamo River from where we’re staying. This part of Kyoto is a temple-spotters dream; […]
She says: Kyoto – Japan’s cultural heart Another day, another shinkansen journey – yay! From Hiroshima to Kyoto took us a little over 2 hours, with lots of scenery to enjoy on the way. We had a relatively slow start to the day and didn’t even get on […]
Fancy a day trip to Miyajima Island anyone? Evening blog-heads! Today’s tale of adventure and discovery comes to you from the island of Miyajima, one of a chain of mountainous islands in the Japanese Inland Sea, just off the coast here in Hiroshima. Shane and I took the […]
Wandering Soles 