Culture shock

In floor toilets. Squatting. Breakfast at retro cafe. Everyone had to have an order. No sharing. Working out monorail and train ticketing system. Lots of melodic beeps around and muzac. Like we're in a video game, travelled back in time or in a theme park. Catherine was disappointed when she found out that we didn't have a car here. At Kyoto walked through markets. Found lunch that hit the spot. Ramen, fried rice, fried chicken and gyoza. Seemed to be popular with the locals. Available English menus with pictures made it easy to order at both eating places.


Long walk to find our accommodation. Walked through the Gion district and Maruyama Park. Catherine had a meltdown and declared she wanted to go home. Found soft serve ice cream and took a break at the lovely park. Eventually found the house after Phil asked a taxi driver. Lovely traditional house with modern touches.

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