Up, pack, breakfast, dump bags, metro.
Got off at the stop where we had dinner the first night which was the main shopping strip. Most of the shops didn’t open until 11 and there were queues outside a lot of them. Walked through the Teramachi shopping arcade and then onto old Kyoto – a small area with old wooden buildings. Lots of tourists around and surprisingly cars were allowed along the roads.
Took a few photos, also saw a lot of women wearing the traditional clothes – there are lots of hire shops so it looks as if it is quite popular. Song said a few of them were Chinese, so tourists do it as well.
Walked to a park and had a brief wander, then onto a bus to the station to get lunch. Settled for a place that did deep fried pork and prawns, Song had oysters. Not too healthy but OK. Cost about $35.
Back to the hotel to pick up the bags, then to the station to buy the tickets to Shizuoka – cost a bit more than we expected, $270 for 2.
The only thing to do in Shizuoka is to see Mount Fuji, so hopefully the weather will be good.
Train took an hour and a half to whiz through the countryside and a 5 minute walk to the hotel.
Dropped off the bags then out to find dinner and have a wander.
Found a place that puts you in a private room, I had a chicken dish in rice and Song had a seafood thing. We also ordered gyoza and calamari to share.
Mine came on a little stove and cooked itself – it took about 15 minutes to come, then I had to sit and wait for it to cook. The waiter said it would be ready when the flame went out. It was still going 15 minutes later. Song had finished hers before I got to start mine, plus we were still waiting for the other 2 dishes. The service was pretty bad. The meal wasn’t much better, about 4 small pieces of chicken and rice. The gyoza and calamari was good though.
Strolled back to the hotel to relax and sleep.
Tomorrow we are going to a shrine where you can see Mount Fuji (hopefully).
