Lost In Translation Update : First Night (and day) in Kyoto

As Futurama put it Kyoto is "The Anagram Lovers Tokyo". But it is slightly more than that: it is the real old japan. Having been the original capital of Japan but have lost that distinction to Tokyo, they are kinda resentful of foreigners. They are still friendly, but you kinda get the feeling they are just helping/serving you because they have to.

Kyoto is very beautiful though and I spent most of today walking around town, after having a quiet night in after a pretty full on day of bullet train adventures. Last night I just grabbed a pizza at Prontos before heading back to my hotel.

So far today I have seen a few temples, and walked through down town Kyoto. I went down a road called Kiyamachi-dori (Town of Lumber Traders - Street) Which was very beautiful and old.

Kyoto isn't all that dissimilar to Melbourne in my opinion and, while there is much to see in terms of history, its hard not to get a little tired of temples when you can't really learn much about them. Maybe next time I come I will tee up an English speaking tour guide.

Apart from that, my hotel has better facilities than the last, but the rooms are older and smaller, but still very nice. I am about to go for a relaxing swim in the pool before asking the staff about where I can go for a drink tonight.

I have posted a couple of photos on flickr of Kyoto from today, so don't forget to check them out.