I’m big in Japan: Kyoto Imperial Palace… the last full day (2005 May 18)
Another breakfast at Sazuya (902¥) prepared us for our last full day in Japan and our tour of the Kyoto Imperial Palace. They have a guided tour in English; ...
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I’m big in Japan: Ja! Mata ne! (2005 May 19)
It was with heavy hearts that we woke up and picked up our last taste of yummy Japanese breads at Sazuya (693¥). Our flight home to the frigid north would b...
I’m big in Japan: Back to Kyoto; mmm… sushi (2005 May 17)
After enjoying the garden, we stopped across the street and had some green tea soft serve ice cream (500¥). It was dispensed via a nifty machine; the lady p...
I’m big in Japan: A ghost story & Kōko-en (2005 May 17)
Amazing how the brain works sometimes; just sitting here editing the photos for this post and suddenly remembered I left out an interesting tidbit about Hime...
I’m big in Japan: Himeji Castle (2005 May 17)
Our goal for the day was to hop onto a train towards Osaka and visit Himeji Castle. We stopped into Sazuya for another round of breakfast breads (1039¥); a p...
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I’m big in Japan: Ending another day in Kyoto (2005 May 16)
Neglected to mention we picked up some soft-serve green tea ice cream (600¥) on the way down from Kiyomizu-dera. Wish someone, anyone in our area sold this; ...
I’m big in Japan: Kōdai-ji, Maruyama Park, & Chion’in (2005 May 16)
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