Tokyo trip continued...2nd day to Kyoto via Hikari Shinkansen

My day 2 was a tiring one cos the 1st night I slept quite late abt 1 am. Guess what ? I have to wake up by 5.30 am on Tuesday morning to go to Tokyo station to get my shinkansen. As I was still unsure abt the railway network of the JR train...I must leave the hotel before 6.15am and get to Shinjuku station asap. Gosh! there are 14 platforms and lucky I managed to get on the correct line to tokyo station. The 1st night was a nightmare cos I took the wrong train and ended up at some sub-urban station. I was supposed to travel to shibuya but go on the worng train or shld I say at the wrong platform. I reserved my shinkansen seat on the 1st night so by 6.55am I must reach Tokyo station or else my shinkansen will leave on time at 7.06 am. The above pic was my breakfast bento that I bought at the train station..quite a sumptous spread ..cost abt 850 yen. Yup all mobile hone must switch to slient mode and if you wanna talk on the phone you are required to leave the cabin and talk on the common area outside the cabin. I think that is a considerate rule on the train. I was so tired that immediately after my breakfast, I fell asleep. My initial thought was to enjoy the scenery outside the train but I am just too tired. Haiz...

to be continued again...

Well.. get to spot my astro boy outside the train station ...God has been kind to me...satisfy my call to see my fav cartoon character.

Nightmare came when I was looking for a accommodation as the next day is cultural day so alot of hotels and ryokan are fully booked and I couldn't find one that is cheap ... Yup I didn't book in advance. Well worse come to worst, I will sleep at train station lor. I am cool abt that cos there are clean toliets for me to do the washing up. I managed to find one directly infront the huge buddhist temple...haha..the price per night is also very expensive...abt S$200..but dinner and breakfast included. The dinner is a super sumptous one..I got a whole table of food ...I I had to finish them using 1 hr's time. I ordered hot sake and cost another 680 yen. Got to enjoyed a public bath and a mini hot spring. This is the 2nd day in Japan and guess what? my Canon 350D camera was spoilted. I thought ...maybe the weather is too cold..but hey!!! this baby is made in JAPAN. So I ended up using disposable camera which costs abt 1150 yen each. I don't feel bad cos alot of japanese are using those kinda cameras.

Walked aorund the vicinity of my ryokan. Went to a Japanese garden park..I enjoyed the peacefulness and the beauty of autumn leaves. I headed back to the train station as this is the place where the largest shoppingmall in Kyoto is located. I need to pick up 2 pieces of clothings cos I didn't bring any with me. I was lucky to watch a geisha public performance at the mall. So cool man! norally you have to pay to wtch it at theatre or geisha hse but perhaps it is cultural day on the next day so they staged this public performance.... after some shopping I headed back to my ryokan as dinner will be served at 7pm sharp. I returned to the ryokan at 5pm to check in and bathe and changed into my yukata. I had an early night and I enjoyed the way they fold the bedsheet and I like the feel of the futon..so cosy..despite I open my window for the night and wearing nothing else but only my thin layer of yukata..I don't feel cold at all...The place is very quiet at night I I slept in the last room of the 2nd floor. I could hear a neighbourhood dog barks at night and pple walking along the back alley...so nice to be staying in this small town.