• Shrine on me!

    Shrine on me!

    Well after the travel day before from Tokyo, we awoke to our first day in Kyoto. The clouds were covering the sky but due to the humidity it was still boiling. I kind of get what lobsters must go through. Just over the bridge to the east from our hostel was Sansusangendo, which has featured…

  • Ninpou Shortcut!

    Ninpou Shortcut!

    Well its very impressive. At exactly 1:15am everyday the garbage truck arrives outside our window. Everything runs on time here, puts our Country to shame. Started off by heading to the Tokyo District of Tokyo, just to get our rail passes for the next 21 days and book our seat on the train for the…

  • A day of questionables!

    A day of questionables!

    Day 4 was a Monday. One tube stop away was the Sumo stadium and after a quick walk we found out it was closed, after a quick check we found most things were on a Monday. Reading up, the only area that seemed to be open was the Roppongi District. Some quick tube hopping and…

  • Lights, Camera and Noise!

    Lights, Camera and Noise!

    Chris awoke this morning with tails of rainy dreams. He had a dream that started raining then awoke to the top bunk dripping through to his. Luckily it was only water that the guy spilt. our 3rd day saw us heading to the wooded grounds of Meji-jingu. We walked throught he grounds and garden, following…