Hiroshima and Kyoto

The joys of rail passes, and a wonderful rail system. Walked to the station, had our usual breakfast in a bakery/cafe as soon as it opened, were in the right place in the right queue for the right seats in the right carriage when the train came at the right time, and went straight to Hiroshima in tranquility. At Hiroshima we left our luggage at the locker room (full - the porters were all helping), walked around, found the school attended by the young girl who started the paper crane effort that has lasted 50+ years, then picked up our luggage from the lockers and were in Kyoto for dinner. Our hotel (Comfort Choice) was perhaps our best in Japan, but in the middle of large distances. We had dinner at a restaurant nearby (one of two - tried the other one the next day: it was a Japanese cafe with seats for maybe 12). This one was part of a chain... felt like cheating. 21,342/14.8kmRead more