Where do I even begin? That was the most fun and interesting three months of my life. It's super cliche but I know why people do it. I've made so many new friends all around the world and can't wait to visit them in the future although I think the English ones will be the…
Tag: Kyoto
Japan tour complete!
So that's another tour done! I've always wanted to go to Japan and it definitely did not disappoint! After another early morning start we were off to the see Bamboo Forest! I'm holding my phone in the second photo as I was video calling my best pal at the time and wanted to include her…
The red torii gates
After an early start we headed to one of the most important shrines in Kyoto, the Fushimi Imari Shrine. It's famous for its thousands of tori gates and leads into a wooded forest trail. A quick train ride led us to the next destination which was the Higashiyama District which is one of Kyoto's best…
The way of the samurai
This morning we headed to one of the oldest dojos in Japan where we were going to learn the basics of Kendo - the way of the sword. Our sensei was a fourth generation samurai who had many fascinating stories with my favourite being when his dad taught him the art of seppuku which shocked…
Memoirs of a Geisha
I mean, I've woken up to worse views in the morning! We headed to Kyoto in the morning but not before heading to the morning market in Takayama. below you can see a cookie based coffee that I had. It was probably one of the best coffees I've had and eating the cup afterwards was…