Kyoto has so many temples and palaces. Unfortunately that's pretty much why you come to Kyoto, to see them all. What happens when you see the majority of them in one day? You want to die. Of course the guide book points out whats great about all of them, which makes you want to see ALL OF THEM. Then when you don't see one or two you feel like a bad person or that you're missing out on some hidden gem. No thank you, 6 temples in one day is fine for me. Plus, all of the admission fees add up.
I'm shipping out of Kyoto today. Check out of my hostel is in an hour and a half. I don't know where I'm going yet tho. I really want to stay at a Japanese hot spring but I don't really know how to set that up and they front desk guy at my hostle isn't in yet. There are a few places like that I could stay in Kyoto, but I want a real "bathe in a hot spring sitting on a rock" experience.
Today is the start of the second half of my Japan adventure. So far I've had a day where I've eaten sushi for every meal, stayed at a capsule hotel, saw the A-bomb site, seen the Golden Pavilion, and had a conversation with someone about how all asian pastries are shit because they all sneak in red bean paste. I'm excited to see what the rest brings, seeing as how after today, I'll be spending all of my time in Tokyo.
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