Imgma23 Posted July 4 #251 Share Posted July 4 5 hours ago, ninjacat123 said: Now we are back at the hotel and getting more spa time! The pics are great! I love you all at the tea ceremony! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ninjacat123 Posted July 5 Author #252 Share Posted July 5 13 hours ago, Imgma23 said: The pics are great! I love you all at the tea ceremony! It was so much fun!! I couldn’t imagine wearing a kimono all day. So tight!😜 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ninjacat123 Posted July 5 Author #253 Share Posted July 5 This morning after another delicious hotel breakfast. Aki picked us up and took us to Arishiyama Bamboo Forest. Here’s a posing pic in Aki’s car🤣 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ninjacat123 Posted July 5 Author #254 Share Posted July 5 The bamboo forest was awesome! 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ninjacat123 Posted July 5 Author #255 Share Posted July 5 We also got to experience Tenryugi-temple ! A World Heritage site😁p 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ninjacat123 Posted July 5 Author #256 Share Posted July 5 So beautiful!! 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ninjacat123 Posted July 5 Author #257 Share Posted July 5 Walked to the Katsura river! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ninjacat123 Posted July 5 Author #258 Share Posted July 5 Then lunch! I had cold ramen noodles. Sat at a low table. Very tasty! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ninjacat123 Posted July 5 Author #259 Share Posted July 5 More lunch pics😄 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ninjacat123 Posted July 5 Author #260 Share Posted July 5 Then we had reservations at Katsura Imperial Villa. Aki took care of it. So beautiful and informative. Our guide was great! 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ninjacat123 Posted July 5 Author #261 Share Posted July 5 It’s so crazy hot here in Kyoto (92 feels like 100) we have been downing bottles of water which there are dispensing machines all over. I was very happy to have a cold sake at lunch🍶 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ninjacat123 Posted July 5 Author #262 Share Posted July 5 After our tour, Aki drove us to Fushimi-inari. Very dramatic!! 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ninjacat123 Posted July 5 Author #263 Share Posted July 5 Aki even double parked his car at Kyoto Station (girls stayed inside) and helped us get bullet train tickets for tomorrow. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ninjacat123 Posted July 5 Author #264 Share Posted July 5 (edited) It felt sad saying goodbye to Aki at our hotel, knowing he was such an important part of our time here in Japan. We were so fortunate to have him in our corner. He says he will be coming to SC this November for business and we insisted that we would meet him and show him around.👍 Edited July 5 by ninjacat123 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ninjacat123 Posted July 5 Author #265 Share Posted July 5 We spent some time in the onsen then cleaned up for a CB little dinner. We asked front desk about Japanese curry and they suggested this place. Took a cab because we didn’t want to do a sweaty 10 minute walk🥵 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ninjacat123 Posted July 5 Author #266 Share Posted July 5 A bit like a Japanese Waffle House. Nothing special but we got curry. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ninjacat123 Posted July 5 Author #267 Share Posted July 5 The girls wanted ice cream so we stopped at this cute shop on the way back to the hotel 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ninjacat123 Posted July 5 Author #268 Share Posted July 5 Saw at least four places on the way back that would have been more interesting for dinner. Le sigh. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ninjacat123 Posted July 5 Author #269 Share Posted July 5 Then we saw this river with frogs serenading us.😍 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ninjacat123 Posted July 5 Author #270 Share Posted July 5 Sky wanted to do the onsen again so I did a session in the massage chair. We want to try the included nightly ramen🍜 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ninjacat123 Posted July 5 Author #271 Share Posted July 5 From 9:00 to 11:00, the hotel has free ramen in the breakfast room. A soy based broth, noodles and green onion. Very light but a nice finish to the day. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ninjacat123 Posted July 5 Author #272 Share Posted July 5 Checking out of this lovely hotel tomorrow and taking the bullet train to Nagoya so we can see Ghibli Park!! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cellfree Posted July 5 #273 Share Posted July 5 On 7/4/2024 at 3:37 AM, ninjacat123 said: After the lesson we took pics in the garden. Looking good with that umbrella Craig! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ninjacat123 Posted July 5 Author #274 Share Posted July 5 28 minutes ago, cellfree said: Looking good with that umbrella Craig! If any guy could carry it off, it’s my Craig😁👍 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaneRetired Posted July 5 #275 Share Posted July 5 13 hours ago, ninjacat123 said: We also got to experience Tenryugi-temple ! A World Heritage site😁p Ahhhh <3. We spent a week before a 2019 Kobe/Kamchatka/Kodiak cruise kicking off our first year of retirement. The Bullet train to Tokyo and Kyoto from Osaka were mindblowing and bucket list worthy! Thanks for the trip down memory lane 🙂 The family photos are just adorable, too!! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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