Today we flew to Osaka (Japan) from Ottawa via Vancouver. 5 hours to Vancouver and 9 hours to Osaka.
Flying into Vancouver over the Canadian Rockies. Still snow.
Great movies on the first flight - Rocket Man and Tolkien. We had a short stopover in Vancouver.
We arrived in Osaka about 3pm (having lost a day in the process, crossing the International Dateline) and were impressed with was a very efficient visa/customs process and plenty of assistance to move the crowds along. We were caught an intercity train to Kyoto from the airport. It took about an hour with Osaka and Kyoto merging into dense housing developments. There were vegetable and rice plots nestled in between the urban sprawl.
We were proud of our first efforts on Japanese trains, particularly transferring to the Metro system and finding our hotel.
First impressions of Kyoto, at a surprising very humid 32oC on our arrival.
We are in Japan to do a walk, The Nakasendo Way. We have organised our trip with a company, Oku, who have booked us modern hotels in Kyoto and Tokyo with traditional accommodation on the route. Tonight we are staying in the very comfortable Royal Park Hotel Kyoto Sanjo, which is in the centre of a large restaurant district and close to public transport.
M&M
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