This morning I got the train to Kyoto and arrived around 11. Kyoto is really pretty with the cherry blossoms trees along the river and lining the streets. There are also Geishas everywhere! After dumping my stuff in the hotel I walked to Nishiki market which is pretty huge. Loads of stalls selling vegetables, fish, snacks and such like. The most popular of all seemed to be little octopus on a stick. I know I've eaten a lot of mad things while I've been out here, but even I can't stomach the though of eating those tentacles 🤢
For lunch I went to a famous place called Ippudo for more ramen. It was good, but I still think the one I had in osaka was better. From there I walked to Nijo castle which was built in the 1600s. It was actually really cool, as it's a typical Japanese style wooden building with huge rooms, all painted with gold murals and big sliding doors separating the sections. The gardens are also really pretty with all of the cherry blossoms and bonsai trees.
Last stop was the Imperial Palace, the residence of the Emperor. It wasn't the most exciting place to visit as all you can do is walk around the grounds and you can't actually go into any of the buildings.
Tonight I tried to go to a yakatori restaurant I'd read about, but it was fully booked. I'm going to get my hotel to try and book a table for me tomorrow night instead. I was absolutely knackered tonight for some reason, but dragged myself to a couple of bars. One of them was called la cafe siesta, which was a tiny shabby little place with loads of old games consoles and arcades. I really wanted a shot on the Super Nintendo but there was a group of nerdy japs hogging it.
Tomorrow is Temple day. Although I'm kind of sick of temples, I have a feeling these are good to be far superior to the ones I've seen already. Plus, it's the very last temples I'll be seeing on this trip.
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