Internet, sweet sweet internet
Sorry for the radio silence folks, we have been in Takayama which had no internet cafe that we could find. We have a tonne of pictures and videos to upload but we have to find a place to do that. Right now we are in Kyoto, in the hotel lobby in fact.
What you`ve missed
Since we last communicated we have been to the fish market in Tokyo, taken our first shinkansen ride (bullet train) ride, seen the Japanese alps, walked around a Banff like town, had another ride on the shinkansen and geisha stalked in Kyoto followed by a sushi conveyour belt meal. (Shaun holds the world record* with 20 plates)
It has been very fun and I will try very hard to post pictures tonight. Okay it` Sirina`s 15 minutes now
It`s 13 minutes actually
He used up 2 of my minutes. We went up to the shrine with all the orange tori gates (those of you that have seen Memoirs of a Geisha will know what I`m talking about)when we first arrived in Kyoto. It is 4 km long (surprising!) and incredibly beautiful winding up a large hill and going past a river with giant turtles. I have some beautiful pictures of the gates to post. We are going to Kyoto station for breakfast; it is an amazingly modern and extremely controversial building here in Kyoto- many local residents feel that it is setting a precidence for the promotion of ultra modern buildings in Japan's old imperial capital. Kyoto is home to over 2000 shrines and temples and all the structures are original (many things that we have seen thus far have been reconstructed) as Kyoto was untouched during the WW2 bombings. Kyoto is the second most visited place on the planet after Mecca (betcha didn't know that!)
Okay I only have 2 minutes left and I want to check my email, so I'll leave you here. Hope to upload some stuff tonight!
Cheers!
*may not be a world record
2 comments:
Hi, glad you are enjoying your holiday. It all sounds very interesting. Molly is fine. She has a new flex leash so she can run back and forth on her walks. Also, a new nylabone which she has managed NOT to chew. I think she misses you but still curls up on the bed and has a good sleep every night. Enjoy your trip. Love Aunty
Hi Aunty,
Good to hear that Molly is good, Shaun misses her quite a bit. She`s not really a fan of Nylabones until someone else has chewed them a little first (ie. she loves Kodi`s old nylabone.)
We are having a lot of fun adventuring through a foreign country, but the humidity could go down about.... 60% an not hurt our feelings any.
Love,
Sirina & Shaun
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