Hey people,
So, night before last I ventured back to the `no fish eyeball in the ramen` place and took a little longer over he photos this time. I went for meal 28 which was udon noodles in a miso soup with chicken and spring onions and it was... very nice! Finally...
Yesterday I just wandered about Kyoto from about 10am, going into any shrines and temples I saw. Had a really, really lovely day. It`s raining here, but that doesn`t really matter, I have an umbrella. You`re supposed to make a wish/pray at the temples and shrines so I had fun doing that... firstly I made two wishes for a safe and happy journey for myself, then made a wish for my dad`s business at the shrine to the god of business (seemed to make sense!) and then made two more wishes for my sister Fleur who`s not feeling very well. Let me know if they worked Fleur!
At 4pm I was making my last temple visit, which was up about a million stone steps, up a mountain. Kyoto is bordered on 3 sides by mountains and I had been heading towards the nearest set all day, I was hoping for a beautiful view out over the city. In the end, although I did get to the top it was obscured by trees. But very good exercise I can tell you!
Going up the stairs I also met a German girl called Regina and we spent the rest of the evening together. She invited me back to her guest house which had a bar, and although we had meant to made it to dinner we ended up chatting away until suddenly it was 10.40pm and I had to run to make my curfew. We`re meeting again for dinner tonight. And yes, probably some more sake too :-)
I`m starting to get the whole travelling thing. What it`s about as much as anything is the people you meet. I`ve been so lucky to have met several amazing women and had the most interesting chats My flatmate Christopher was right when he said `it just happens` - it really does! I`m not lonely at all and have been learning so much about other countries, other people`s lives and just how very kind and friendly and lovely other people can be.
And now, I really am off to Hiroshima finally (no sign of the pass, so will just buy the ticket) to see the very opposite of the above.
Hope you all have a lovely Tuesday xxx
Having been to the killing fields and Tuol Sleng in Cambodia I can identify with your emotions Fi. On a human level both were dreadful, but while the Khmer Rouge were acting against their own people, don't forget that it wasn't so straightforward with the Japanese, especially if you had been a prisoner of war, or a resident of Nanking.
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