Red brick warehouses and silk

The Thunderbird from Kyoto to Osaka we had only taken 25 minutes and seemed to get there before we had … More

Past Mt Fuji again

The last day of ‘holiday’ –we have reserved seats on the Shinkansen to Yokohama train so must leave the hotel … More

From the museum we went back to the park for some lunch and then took the underground from a different … More

Walking on through the quarter we came to the Gangoji temple. Behind the present temple is a very nice peaceful … More

We re-traced our steps and set out for the Todaiji temple hoping to see two gardens on our way. We … More

After that we decided to head for the ‘Silver’ pavilion but on the corner we found a fast food place … More

The Australian couple told us that when they had been here 10 years ago they had also visited a museum … More

After breakfast we set out to see more of Kyoto. We bought day tickets for the buses and then managed … More

After breakfast in the coffee shop in the same building as the hotel we set out to see some of … More

I haven’t been travelling much myself, however my parents have been on a number of great trips since I told you … More