I am going to mess the timelines again, and revisit some of the drafts from 2 years ago *cue evil maniacal laugh*
Ok, so I have no idea what or why I suddenly stopped writing and posting last 2023 that I am suddenly left with a lot of drafts waiting to be finished 🤷 Anyhoo, let's just get on with it.
Let's go back to August 2023, where we transitioned from Osaka to Kyoto:
After staying for 2 days in Osaka, we transferred to Kyoto *in style* via the Hanshin train with a Zen garden on-board hahaha! It took us an hour to reach Kyoto from Osaka, then we took the subway to check-in at the Park Hotel Kyoto and rest a bit before we could go and explore Gion.
We head out to Kawaramachi to check out the shopping arcade with a B-Side Label (only the best sticker store in Japan!) and a Lashinbang (2nd hand toys and merch shop) branch in front of it. After shopping, we had our dinner at the Gyukatsu Kyoto Katsugyu in Pontocho alley, and it was so gooooood-a liitle bit pricey, but totally worth it! Since we still have some time left before the trains would close, we decided to head into a Sega arcade where Ken won a Kuromi plushie, and where we played Super Mario Kart-which I won hahahaha!
ACTUAL FIRST DAY IN KYOTO
It was the Trinidads' first time in Kyoto, so of course going to Fushimi Inari is a must. Unlike Ken and I's first time in Kyoto, Fushimi Inari had less people - which is understandable since it was days before the world will be shut down due to COVID-19. Another difference is the temperature, because oh boy it was sweltering! At that time, I was only craving for one thing - AIRCONDITIONER!
I'll probably just write in a separate post our time at the En Boca Restaurant 🤷
Love Always,
Nicole
