But first, let me tell you about this past week.
Kyoto was awesome! Karen, Brissa, and I left for Kyoto on Friday, the 6th. We go there successfully and found our Hostel with success as well! After arriving in Kyoto Station, we had quite the little trek to our Hostel. It wasn't bad, but when you have your bags on your shoulders and when you are sweating like a PIG it makes it a little bit more complicated. Our Hostel was sweet though! We had a private room with our own kitchen and bathroom in it. Our beds were Japanese style Futons. So every night we had to unfold our beds out and every morning we had to fold them back up. These beds were so comfortable though! We did many things while in Kyoto, here are a 10 of the highlights:
1. Went to Nara to see the biggest Buddha in the world.
2. Nara-petted the deer that were everywhere
3. Nara- crawled through a hole that is equivalent to the size of Buddha's nostril. You do this for good fortune.
4. Got lost.
5. Mastered the subway system.
6. Met 3 guys who loved hanging out with us. Tasuku, Yoshitaka, and Yasu
7. Ate Indian food like every day.
8. Ate sushi... I don't really like anything from the water.
9. Wandered through the Red Light District (by accident) one night.
10. Saw a Geisha.
We had so much fun in Kyoto. There are many many stories still to be told but I can't tell all of them on here. If you want to know more, just ask!
On Wednesday we took our trek back to Kyoto Station with all of our luggage again. This time, it was much hotter and WAY MORE humid! We boarded our train to Tokyo for the next leg of our trip. We arrived in Tokyo at Tokyo Station. I don't think I have ever seen so many people in one place at one time! It was ridiculous! The directions to our Hostel this time were much more clear and the walk to it was much shorter as well. After checking in, we decided to go find something to eat. So we are walking the streets around where we are staying and guess what type of restaurant we stumbled upon....INDIAN! Did I mention that we have pretty much had Indian food every day? I don't think I can ever get enough of it. So naturally, we didn't want to break the tradition so we ate there. After lunch we decided to go check out Shibuya and Roppongi. SO MANY PEOPLE! When we were in Shibuya, there was a street corner that was packed w/ people so we had to go check it out. As we got closer, we noticed a stage w/ a man on a mic giving some sort of directions and such. We decided to stick around to see what was going on. It was the live performance of the Korean pop group KARA. It was the debut of their new single. It was so loud and crowded, it was ridiculous! I wish that you could have experienced it with us. They were like the Korean Spice Girls basically. The next day, I had to leave Karen and Brissa. It was sad to leave them because we had so much fun!
Well right now, I am going to eat some breakfast, get my hair cut, then start preparing for one of the coolest weddings ever! It's good to be back in the States! CONGRATS Clay & Kristen!
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