well, as the title may indicate, there is a slight story about how i almost did not see keith in kyoto!
you see, we missed each other at the arranged meeting point of kyoto station, and then, as luck would have it, his phone was not working so i could not contact him! lucky for us that fate decided that we would meet on the street outside out ryokan (our japanese inn in kyoto) in a somewhat random fashion. but in the end keith and i had a lovely meal, too much sake and plum wine- and all worked out well. but almost, almost, disaster did strike!
so now we are in kyoto staying at a crazy ryokan, with crazy ladies who enjoy playing charades with us when we are deciding what to have for breakfast and when to shower (in our communal shower- urgh!) all fun.
it is autumn here currently and the leaves are every shade of red and orange imaginable. the temples and shrines are breathtakingly beautiful and my camera is unable to do them justice. but it is trying.
speaking of pictures- i have uploaded some! so click the photo link on the left side of the blog to meet my excellent new friends and see me doing weird and wonderful stuff!
sorry if this post is schizophrenic btw, everyone else has finished on the computer and i am holding them up. not good!
saying goodbye to our mpe friends was very sad, but hopefully we will see them again next week... i have my homestay this weekend, plus the visit to the famous onsen in hakone (more communal nudity- very nerve racking for this gaijin- foreigner!) so all systems are go. keith has promised to meet the demand for more info re the homeless in ueno park for those of you that are interested- so keith if ur out there...... ;-)
btw- mum and dad my cough has gone. miraculous. must be all the sake and beer?? i really am not drinking that much here, but the weekend was, shall we say, big??!
ok better go join the other crazy kids. loving this place. definitely coming back. xx
Tuesday, November 29, 2005
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