
Day 8: Kyoto, Gion Matsuri third day: Yoiyama
16 July Weather: 37 C at noon, felt as 40 C Sunrise and streets That morning we got up before the sunrise to catch the golden hour (best time to take pictures are as the sun rises and sets). We walked and photographed between streets till the Kamo River. It was truly a beautiful morning, …
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Day 7: Kyoto, Gion Matsuri second day: Yoi Yoiyama
15 July Weather: 37 C at noon, felt as 40 C A very hot day ahead It was so hot, it was impossible to head outside during the day, so we decided to chill in the house and rest a bit until the sun goes down. Wifi problems: how to connect to the world, if …
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Day 6: Kyoto, Gion Matsuri first day: Yoiyoi Yoiyama
14 July Weather: 37 C at noon Waking up in Kyoto After an awful night full of migraines on my part, we decided to take this day a bit slow and enjoy the AC at home. Woke up and we finally made breakfast at home: toasts with the little magic Japanese toaster (oh I wish …
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Day 5: TOKYO to KYOTO, 1st Shinkansen experience
13 July Heading Towards Kyoto Weather : 34C degrees at noon We checked out from the hotel in the morning and from Okachimachi we went to Tokyo station. Since this would be our first Shinkansen experience, we took the tickets for the 11:50 train. Not too late not too early. We found the lockers and …
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An Index of Events:
Major Stops Here you will find an index of the locations where we stayed at least a night. You can click the link in each item in the list to reach to a more detailed index. The boxes will be filled as we create more and more blog posts Enjoy 😀
An Index of Events:
click here to go back to the index of Major Stops. Tokyo (10 July – 13 July) Fresh off the plane, we are eager to embark upon our journey of a lifetime. click here to go back to the index of Major Stops.

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