Kyoto, Osaka

Last week+ of our time in Japan. Took the train today from Kyoto to Osaka. We will spend 3 nights here then fly to Taipei Taiwan for country number 2.

We spent the last 6 nights in Kyoto. Kyoto was my favorite place in Japan so far. It is the cultural center of Japan. There are a lot of tourists so they must feel the same. It is very beautiful with mountains surrounding and many gorgeous temples and shrines. The weather was perfect while we were in Kyoto. The highlights were doing a Geisha/Maiko makeover and photo shoot on my 55th birthday, walking through Nishiki market during the thunderstorm, Furishima Inari shrine and the bamboo forest there.

It might be that I felt overall more relaxed during our extended stay in Kyoto that helped me enjoy the area. Or perhaps I am starting to relax more overall.もっと詳しく