Day 4, 27th June

Today was really just a travel day. We took the Shinkansen (fast bullet train) to Kyoto. It was quiet wet when we got off the train in Kyoto. We must have looked a treat walking through town in our rain poncho’s, wheeling our suitcases. We offloaded our cases at the accommodation office and went back to the station for some lunch. The station is an architecturally designed building featuring lots of glass and a central set of escalators taking you up to the 11th floor observation deck. Unfortunately views were not so good because of the rain.

Our accommodation is very quaint! It is a traditional style guest house. It is in the old Kyoto area which is very photogenic at night!

Tess found another place for dinner and she finally got her vegan ramen and even vegan dumplings!