Day 0 | 9th - 10th July 2016
Singapore - Vietnam - Japan
hi guysss! Yeah, from my last post of course it took me slightly longer than planned to update my Japan trip. But well here it is!
I had my flight by the cheaper route, so I took Vietnam airlines to Hanoi which took approximately 4 hours & had a 5 hour layover there in which I spent by eating some pho & drank vietnamese coffee.
zee parents whom sent me off weee~~
Day 1 | 10th July 2016
Kyoto, Japan
I may have flown quite alot but I still get nervous when I fly alone and arriving to an airport I've never been before
& das me arriving in Narita Airport~~
(& yes I took a screenshot from a video lol)
It was 7.30am when I arrived. After that, I exchanged for my JR pass (I'll list it at the end of the post on prices and where I purchased mine), we booked for our train via Narita express to Kyoto & our breakfast.
The best part about Japan transports is that you are allowed to eat in them. The shinkansen trains were the best though. Oh & do ensure you give yourself ample time before you book your next train cause the trains will leave on the dot even. We had to run to our first train, with our luggages. That was quite a morning workout.
This was apparently the only picture that I took of the hotel we stayed in. We stayed in APA Hotel. As usual, I'll list more details about the hotel at the end of the post.
Since our hotel was about 10mins walking distance to Kyoto station, we walked there for our lunch as we were starving
I tried soba for the very first time & this was pretty much my staple throughout my japan trip. Cheap & filling. Can't exactly remember how much was this but it was not expensive. For my meal alone definitely less than $20.
Day 2 | 11th July 2016
Kyoto, Japan
1. Arashiyama Bamboo Grove
Saga Arashiyama Station
One of the highlights of kyoto would be highly visited bamboo groves. Though man, I gotta say the summer heat in Kyoto is almost hotter than in Singapore. I was sweating day & night.
2. Fushimi Inari Taisha, Mt Inari
Inari Staion
After the sweltering walks around the bamboo grove, we then went to the Fushimi Inari shrine. The Shrine also happens to be along a mini mountain of 233metres high called Mount Inari. Not a hard hike up but may be challenging to some as it is basically steps up & down the mountain. I was still huffing & puffing along the way up though.
The entry way before the fushimi inari taisha
trying out their natural shrine water
me after tasting the water. the water is a little salty.
& tadaaaa, the shrine walkwayy! Quite incredible huh.
They have a summit, but till now i'm not sure where the summit really was. We thought we missed the summit but we're not sure.
Around evening time. It would be wise to visit this shrine before night as there's no lights at night. Not to mention how scary it would be at night as well.
basically me after a long day of walking and climbing staircases
& that's the end of Day 2 in Japan! After the trip outside, we went back to kyoto station. Walked around the mall, bought some onigiris to eat in the hotel. One of my favourite things to do once i got back to the hotel after a long day was to shower, don myself in a kimono provided by the hotel and eat my onigiris on the bed. ah the life. My life now is basically waking up to alarms at 3am for work, ah hais.
Well, thats the end for this post. Till next time, bye.
Dynasty Travel Singapore
http://www.dynastytravel.com.sg/
Japan Rail Pass 7 Days : SGD 367 (Price as of Jun 2016)
APA Hotel Kyoto-eki Horikawa Dori
http://www.booking.com/hotel/jp/apa-kyoto-eki-horikawa-dori.html
(I booked mine with a deal from booking.com)
Duration I stayed: 5 nights, 1 double bed
Price for 1 pax: SGD 283.74 = JPY 20500
Pros: 10 mins walk from kyoto station, inclusive of onsen & sauna, daily housekeeping, 7-11 downstairs
Cons: Route to & fro station to hotel during night time is quite dark
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