Kyoto to Tokyo

Having had an amazing sleep on the futon , the owner arrived to clear my bed away at 8.15.am..no lie in here. She then cleaned the table I was looking forward to the pre ordered western breakfast which was agreed last night. Somehow, the lovely lady owner turned up with Japanese breakfast..fish and wierd things in small dishes and dark soup in a brown bowl....I never eat soup something that looked like cream cheese in hot water ,..a piece of orange (phew) rice and tea...but not Yorkshire!
Dilemma....didn't fancy it but didn't want to offend the owner and leaving food is rude...
I managed the knackered looking salmon and rice , the tea went down the sink and the brown bowl with dark soup was a great help in receiving various things ,which i then put the lid on. This left the cream cheese thing which was tasteless and the pate thing , which found their way into a freezer bag from home and ultimately into a bin on Kyoto station.
Going in a out of houses is a big drama...undo shoes..take one off but make sure ,if Going in , that foot is on the inside, kick off other shoe ,then can fully step inside and the same ,but in reverse when going out.
Travelled to Tokyo today, solely for the purpose of a day tour that starts in Tokyo tomorrow, IF I can find the right starting point!! Hotel booked last minute and seems to be in the right area.
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As the breakfast was over and I'd no further intentions in kyoto for this time in Japan, I went to the train station. I've learnt, if you want to change train journey times, it is possible and easy ,if prepared to queue ..the staff generally have quite good English and there are sometimes counters for foreign tourists...but ,when I didn't understand and the member of staff used Google translate, and showed me on the iPad....across a counter..i went to touch it to alter the angle of the iPad, to read the screen more easily, only to be told " don't touch " i find this attitude happens a lot ..i don't really understand it at all !
Anyway, train times changed and upgraded to 1st class/ green carriage, which has recliner seats and footrest.plus they bring wrapped flannels to wipe hands and also snacks ...on a hand held tray , not like a British rail trolley. The conductor bows before coming in the carriages.Arriving at Tokyo station 🚉 was not as mental as I'd expected tho waited 40mins for a taxi ,which passed all too fast given my chat with a rather nice Canadian guy.
Iv attempted to use the in house guest washing machines this evening but in use every time I went, so I will try again tomorrow.Read more