Reflections of parents of not-so-young-kids-anymore
Post-breakfast at Holly’s Café, we took a 10 minute bus ride to Gion District to begin our sojourn that’d lead us eventually to Kiyomizu-dera temple in the late morning. We got off the bus at the intersection between Shijo and
I was just remarking to Ling that in typical days back at home in Singapore, we’d never eat so much nor so often as what we’re doing now on vacation! I can so understand why our Missouri bud does what
This is a good find for the price we paid. Frills aside, let’s zoom in to the hotel room. What Yang likes: complimentary internet connection in the hotel room a long business- like desk for his laptop a comfortable revolving
Just to get some satisfaction of having eaten really good Japanese food, I did a little research on the Trip Advisor to gather some recommendations for food hounds in Kyoto. Katsukura restaurant was highly rated for its tonkatsu. And what
After the fabulous lunch (Ling: “Must try, Matt!!!”) at Nishinotoin, we checked into Mitsui Garden Hotel to set down our luggage, set out toiletries, before stepping out for the rest of the day’s program. Ling had three items on the
Come to think of it, it’s actually pretty fun to travel to a relatively more expensive country like Japan but on a budget. It forces the both of us to really explore the cities a lot more thoroughly to see
Day 3 was when we said goodbye to Kobe and made the move to Kyoto, the real highlight of our 10.5 day trip to Western Honshu. We had to time our check-ins and travel time carefully though to make sure
About six months ago when filling in my application to take annual leave for our Japan trip, I half-jokingly entered into the ‘Remarks’ field that this overseas holiday was to be “a wife-pacifying trip”.:) Truth to tell; we’re just about
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