General13 Jul 2006 8:24 pm
woohoo! Au Yong applied for leave and it’s approved so we’re headed west to ex-Japan-capitol Kyoto next week!
Will be our first time on the shinkansen (bullet train). I love trains. 
Wanted to stay in a traditional ryokan, but turns out they’re pretty expensive in Kyoto. Especially compared to the great package deal we got at JR Tours: Shinkansen + Westin Miyako Hotel + breakfast = 30500yen. w00t! travel in style, baybeee! LOL
So excited. Now gotta plan out travel routes and mark out all the temples + shrines that I wanna see. Ooh, Gion too. geishas! (i hope) 
July 16th, 2006 at 8:56 pm
wow… are you guys gonna go see the imperial palace? at least i think that its’ in Kyoto.
about the geishas, good luck with that. there’s not that many of them around anymore. make sure you take a good pic when you meet one.