Tuesday, April 12th: Departures
Another night of disturbed sleep in Kyoto, rudely disturbed by annoying young males on their motorcycles with no mufflers gunning their engines all night while they sit and think they attract attention. They do of course, but not from the young girls they are trying to impress.
We are leaving Kyoto for Nagoya then Matsumoto. Jonathan, Dan, and Jeff head for Kansai Airport and America. Jeff made an interesting remark to me at the entrance to the Kyoto subway just outside our hotel, that he'd his itinerary included nearly 20 hours of travel on both trains and planes in several cities, including Kyoto, Osaka, San Francisco, and Washington and he would not be outdoors again until he got to the parking lot at the airport near Washington, DC. Interesting how connected and convenient travel has become.
The Ukiyo-E Musuem in Matsumoto is interesting, though it is quite far out of the main parts of town (¥1620 Taxi ride each way). Lovely works on display though and plenty educational.
Ate a lovely dinner in Matsumoto at Typhoon, really good pan-asian food in a friendly and trendy environment.
We are leaving Kyoto for Nagoya then Matsumoto. Jonathan, Dan, and Jeff head for Kansai Airport and America. Jeff made an interesting remark to me at the entrance to the Kyoto subway just outside our hotel, that he'd his itinerary included nearly 20 hours of travel on both trains and planes in several cities, including Kyoto, Osaka, San Francisco, and Washington and he would not be outdoors again until he got to the parking lot at the airport near Washington, DC. Interesting how connected and convenient travel has become.
The Ukiyo-E Musuem in Matsumoto is interesting, though it is quite far out of the main parts of town (¥1620 Taxi ride each way). Lovely works on display though and plenty educational.
Ate a lovely dinner in Matsumoto at Typhoon, really good pan-asian food in a friendly and trendy environment.
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