Reflections of parents of not-so-young-kids-anymore
As good as dinner at Kappazushi was last evening for us, we were again determined to find that elusive Musashi sushi restaurant. After all, if it’s rated #7 of 768 restaurants in Kyoto according to Tripadvisor, it must be really
The Arashiyama district lies west of Kyoto City, but is easily accessible by train. This relatively less well-known area shows up in as a brief paragraph in the travel guides we got, and even its Wikitravel entry notes that this
We had a brief spot of time between lunch and our visit to Shugakuin Imperial Villa, and since it was also along the way, we stopped by briefly near Shishigatani Street to explore The Philosopher’s Walk for a bit. This
Food on Day 6 was pretty much all on opportunity. Apart from a general idea that we’d like to try out the fourth ‘must try’ dining place – a sushi conveyor belt eatery – on Ling’s list, we were all
Katsura Imperial Villa is situated on the west side of Kyoto, while Shugakuin Imperial Villa is almost on the opposite site in the north-eastern part of the city. So we crossed back through Kawaramachi Station and stopped by for lunch,
On Day 6 – Monday – we finally got to visit the much talked about imperial villas which are accessible only if you apply for permission at with the Imperial Household Agency. We visited two villas for the day, the
We left Nara City at about 2:30 PM, and took a Limited Express train back to Kyoto. Earlier on our first evening in Kyoto, we spotted an interesting looking natural food buffet, so decided to do the very Singaporean thing
So if it is made in Japan, it must be good no? Even in Japan, you can get crappy food. I had a below average vending machine coffee and ramen in ajinomoto-saturated soup. In hope to taste good ramen while
I absolutely have to hand it to Ling for having done thorough research for us to check out the more special dining places during our stay in Kyoto. We checked out the second and third (of four) of her ‘must
The Gion District is just about a 7 minutes bus ride away from Mitsui Garden Hotel., and perhaps 20 minutes walk. The district is Kyoto’s best-known geisha quarter, and is filled with private inns and teahouses that for centuries have
The road up to Kiyomizu Temple is stone-paved and is, accordingly to our guide books, regarded as a preservation district. There are numerous pottery shops, many of them offering similar types of wares and across the price range with many
The Higashiyama area sits at the foot of the mountains and is at the eastern edge of Kyoto City. It’s pretty rustic and secluded in some parts, but in the lanes leading up to Kiyomizu Temple, becomes a lot more
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