Kyoto

Kyoto was a town we didn't have too much fun in last year. It's probably the major domestic tourist destination in JPN and we managed to come on a weekend last time. Our arrival this time didn't make us appreciate the city much more – let's just say that I can't see the logic in having the same station names on two different train lines. We went to the wrong one.

The hotel arrival was also a little fraught – twin beds on a smoking floor (not the double on a non-smoking one we booked). We're staying in a very touristy part of town – Gion – but it's very convenient as it's close to a lot of the major sight seeing spots.

After a bit of walking around to orientate ourselves we went for dinner at a tofu restaurant on Pontocho – a cute little alley of restaurants – some very exclusive...

..this one had its quirks - like light up coasters and a Hello Kitty Rubik's cube on the bar.

Afterwards we met up with some friends from Melbourne who were in Kyoto as well.
Rooftop drinking and karaoke = still being drunk at 10am the next morning.

View from the 'bar'. Just a random rooftop that was stumbled upon (BYO $6 vodka).

Melbourne homies.

Down from the rooftop...

..and into the karaoke place where we met these two weird French dudes who were carrying around a fish head. We're not sure why either.

Doooon't stop belieeeeeving...

..hold on to that feeeeeeeeeling.