Kyoto with Sven

After a few more hiccups in meeting up and getting around, had a great weekend with the bro.  We ended up staying in a capsule hotel in Shinsaibashi on Saturday night (with a few little adventures, including getting drinks taken away for not having IDs... and then getting carded at the convenience store... in Japan?!) and checked out out Kyoto in the morning.  My bro headed off pretty early for a temple stay on Koyasan, the holy Buddhist mountain in Wakayama Prefecture and part of the Kii Mt. range pilgrimage.  Pretty proud of him - love the spirit! I had a really peaceful afternoon and evening, though, just doing stuff in Kyoto I have never "had time" for.  Visiting museums and the craft center... no temples ;)

Today was a little full on.  First 5 periods (first years with a rather serious PPT about Cambodia, second year Story contest, third year Philippines discussion with the student teachers surveying, second years again for a different PPT and then Cambodia again; discussion session during lunch and yet another super English Club session - over 3 hours!).  I didn't get home until 8:30 tonight.  Exhausted, but went for a run, discovered an AMAZING and huge Japanese garden along the route that I never knew was here (seriously blown away) and ready for bed.

Will have to write more later because I'm going to crash, but it's a good kind of tired. Gotta catch up on some ZZZs.  Until next time, goodnight :)