Kyoto

Just got back to Tokyo from Kyoto. The bus ride to Kyoto was quite long.  I have to say I didn't really sleep at all. It started off auspicious enough.  I was with Yumi, and we were waiting in the rain here in Tokyo, near Tokyo Station.

During the bus ride I thought it might be tricky to fall asleep so I popped what must have been like 2 Valium.  It didn't do much good. I got to Kyoto super tired but in good spirits.

We had to wait a bit until the tourist office open so that we could see about a hotel room.  So we waited in the cafe and had some breakfast.

Later we went to the tourist office, there was a great deal of bickering.  I jokingly feigned worry about the hotel situation, which didn't go over well despite insisting that I wasn't worried since we could get a room in Osaka.

The Golden Temple was a small let down.  It was nice but rather small and chalk full of tourists. 

All in all it was great to spend more time in Kyoto.  I spent yesterday and much of today in Osaka which was also nice.  I especially enjoyed the Sauna World, which had excellent baths.