kyoto
Will Faught
November 2011
For Friday, November 4, 2011 Nara It was warm and sunny. I rode the train for an hour to Nara, a small city near Kyoto that’s well known for several temples and about 1,200 wild deer that roam freely in the parks, streets, and walkways of the city. They’re accustomed to humans, so they’re not shy about coming up to you to see if you have food for them. If they smell it on you, they’ll follow you around and nip at your shirt until you give them what they want.
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For Thursday, November 3, 2011 Kyoto I met Chris (from Australia) and Marion (from France) in the morning in the bar adjacent to the hostel. We biked to the Imperial Palace to see a cultural performance. We arrived late and saw only the last few minutes. Afterward, we walked around the palace grounds. There were large crowds because it was a special week in which they opened up the palace to the general public.
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Japan: A Thousand Reasons To Go Out
For Wednesday, November 2, 2011 Kyoto I upgraded my iPhone 4 to iOS version 5 in the morning using my new laptop. Then I rode a rented bicycle with Chris (from Australia), Mike (from the U.S.), and Marion (from France) to an eclectic Japanese store called Don Quixote. It sells virtually anything you can think of, from clothing to food to kitchenware to seat cushions to memory cards to shoes. It’s all packed tightly together along narrow aisles that twist and turn haphazardly.
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For Tuesday, November 1, 2011 Tokyo I did laundry in the morning, then rode the Shinkansen train with Chris (from Australia) to Kyoto. Kyoto Chris and I checked into our hostel, Backpackers Hostel K’s House Kyoto, then headed to the adjacent bar for a couple beers. I went back to my room to get something and met Mike (from the U.S.) and asked him to join Chris and I in the bar.
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