Koyoto Night Outing
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Having spent a very full day out in the bus it was decided tonight we will go and find the Fushimi Inari Taisha shrine on our own.
Before we could do that I had to catch a bus with the tour leader toLue lisää
Having spent a very full day out in the bus it was decided tonight we will go and find the Fushimi Inari Taisha shrine on our own.
Before we could do that I had to catch a bus with the tour leader toLue lisää
Breakfast was different this morning. It was a set tray and the variety was interesting. A bit of a taste and eat exercise.
Our driver changeover happens today. After 6 days they must rest. Yoshi-sanLue lisää
Woke up to the most breathtaking views of Mt Fuji. We slept rough but it was worth it. Our rooms had traditional Japanese dressing gowns which they encouraged us to wear to breakfast. Um nah.
TodayLue lisää
We are heading to Kawaguchiko today, about a two hour drive on the expressway. The terrain is mountainous with random cherry blossoms sitting in amongst the pine forests.
It is nice to get away fromLue lisää
We leave Tokyo tomorrow morning so after today we will not be back until after the tour ends.
We witnessed the serenity of Ueno Park, the city’s largest green space and home to numerous temples andLue lisää
We joined our group of 36 and as expected there are mainly Aussies and Kiwis. This will be our group for the next 12 days.
First stop was a visit to the Tsukiji Fish Market which is an enormousLue lisää
Our first impression of Japan were really long queues at the airport with only a few customs staff working. Our patient driver was waiting for us. We think he is used to customs taking so long.Lue lisää
Here we go. Japan for a few weeks. Very excited.
Our Ubermate Neil picked us up 4:15am dressed in driver attire.
Found our buddies near Gate 6 and had breakie.
The flight to Manila is about 8.5Lue lisää
Now for the last leg of our trip from Athens to Doha then on to Tullamarine Melbourne. Flight time of the last leg is 13 hours and 25 minutes. We will arrive at approximately midnight and catch a cabLue lisää
We never sleep well when we have an early alarm set and sure enough we were both up and about before the alarms went off.
The drive back to the airport is just under two hours and there is hardly aLue lisää
Loving your trip [PhilnFay]