Sleepy backpackers!

We've safely arrived in Kyoto! Our night bus got into the main station at 6am this morning. It wasn't as bad as expected and we did get some sleep but annoyingly the bus driver stopped 3 times for a break which is fine but each time he'd turn on all the lights and make a loud announcement and play a beeping sound before we drove off again which was very disruptive. Kyoto is freezing at 6am and nothing was open, not even Starbucks. We found some seats in the ticketing office which were luvckily in an enclosed room, separate from the open station; we chilled out for about 2 hours. It was so cold that I had so many layers, even Nick's over my legs. We couldn't go to the hostel until 8am which is when reception opens but luckily they agreed to let us use reception up until check in so we had somewhere to rest and put our bags. We used this time to plan our Vietnam trip more and put the foundations in place by booking an internal flight, a couple of hotels and setting our route out. We also have a good idea for Cambodia now as well. We both feel we are not the people to just "wing it" and book things a day before so having steps in place of a plan feels very reassuring. We planned up until check-in at 3 and got to see the hostel in more detail. We are in a converted traditional Japanese house with many interesting design features. The place itself is small but it has a nice feeling and the manager is lovely which is always a bonus. We had much needed showers and headed out for food. I was brave and tried something new which even resulted in me eating raw egg that was on top of my dish, a proud moment! After some food shopping it was back to the hostel for much needed rest and sleep. Not a very exciting day but I'm not sure we could of handled much more after the bus journey.Read more