Tag: temple

  • Kyoto by Bus – The Golden Pavilion

    Kyoto by Bus – The Golden Pavilion

    I like trains. Iโ€™ve mentioned this before, several times. I donโ€™t like buses. Buses were part of my commute to high school for several years, but I never enjoyed them and after a while I just started walking from the train station to school. Today, armed with a transit map and a rough bus timetable…

  • Fushimi Inari Taisha

    Fushimi Inari Taisha

    After the morning, that turned into most of the day, trip to Nara we caught the train back to Kyoto Central. Mum headed back to the hotel, dad and I caught another local train just a few stops to visit Fushimi Inari Taisha. It is a very popular place in Kyoto to visit for locals…

  • Kyoto – Day 1

    Kyoto – Day 1

    There was a small confusion with our rooms when we checked into the hotel in Kyoto, I didn’t pay for the hotel breakfast, and dad accidentally booked for one person in a smoking room. Mum and dad ended up with a nice non-smoking room, and I was quite happy to get breakfast from 7-Eleven, there…