After took a bath and packed our luggage, we headed to dining room. It's time for our kaiseki breakfast! Look at all those yummy and healthy dishes!
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| Nori, ham salad, steamed vegetable, soup with tofu, pickles, rice, fish, chawan mushi, and hot tea |
While we went back to pick our luggage in our room, we had a chance to take another pic of Tahoto Pagoda.
We already booked the free service from Ryokan Jukeiso to deliver us to the port. While we waited at the lobby, the receptionist asked us to put a pin on a world map behind his desk, to mark the place we came from: Jakarta. Turned out that we were his first guests from Indonesia, yeay! And he thanked us for the coffee we brought. Ah jadi malu, padahal ga mahal lho... Laen kali kita bawain lagi yaa... We really hope they like it.
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| View from our room |
We already booked the free service from Ryokan Jukeiso to deliver us to the port. While we waited at the lobby, the receptionist asked us to put a pin on a world map behind his desk, to mark the place we came from: Jakarta. Turned out that we were his first guests from Indonesia, yeay! And he thanked us for the coffee we brought. Ah jadi malu, padahal ga mahal lho... Laen kali kita bawain lagi yaa... We really hope they like it.
The trip to port on a car took longer than on foot because the driver had to take different road. This time we chose to get inside the ferry's cabin. Soo comfy!
From Miyajimaguchi port, we took a train to Hiroshima station. We bought a specialty dish of Hiroshima: okonomiyaki for our lunch on the train. Watching the chef cook the okonomiyaki was so interesting (coz he was handsome, psstt)!
We had another trip in Shinkansen to Kyoto. It was shorter but quite enjoyable. Too bad I was very sleepy so I slept most of the journey. We arrived at Kyoto Station, a big station with different charm from Tokyo's. We took a bus to the north of the city. In Kyoto, bus is a more preferable transportation mode to travel around the city, rather than train. I learned about Kyoto's city transportation here.
We (or rather, I) decided to stay in Kyoto instead of Osaka because we would spend more time in Kyoto. I thought it was logical to stay there to minimize travel time and cost (Osaka-Kyoto by train is about 45 minutes one way). However, Kyoto's hotels are expensive! So I joined AirBnB and booked a rented room near Kinkakuji, in northwest area of Kyoto for 4 nights. It was much cheaper and we got a chance to experience "living in Kyoto" like its own middleclass citizens.
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| Behind my hubby, there was a mirror (not other seats) |
From Miyajimaguchi port, we took a train to Hiroshima station. We bought a specialty dish of Hiroshima: okonomiyaki for our lunch on the train. Watching the chef cook the okonomiyaki was so interesting (coz he was handsome, psstt)!
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| Color is not so good (taken by cellphone) |
We had another trip in Shinkansen to Kyoto. It was shorter but quite enjoyable. Too bad I was very sleepy so I slept most of the journey. We arrived at Kyoto Station, a big station with different charm from Tokyo's. We took a bus to the north of the city. In Kyoto, bus is a more preferable transportation mode to travel around the city, rather than train. I learned about Kyoto's city transportation here.
We (or rather, I) decided to stay in Kyoto instead of Osaka because we would spend more time in Kyoto. I thought it was logical to stay there to minimize travel time and cost (Osaka-Kyoto by train is about 45 minutes one way). However, Kyoto's hotels are expensive! So I joined AirBnB and booked a rented room near Kinkakuji, in northwest area of Kyoto for 4 nights. It was much cheaper and we got a chance to experience "living in Kyoto" like its own middleclass citizens.
We got off the bus at the nearest bus stop to Kinkakuji, as previously directed by the rental manager, Tomie-san. My mistake was: I miscalculated the time we arrived so we were late by an hour! And at first I informed him using SMS instead of e-mail; I forgot that Japanese use e-mail instead of SMS. Luckily he wasn't angry although he had already waited in the cold wind for some time until he gave up and got back home. Aaaah I felt so guilty! He came back after he received my e-mail to pick us up.
We arrived at the house (it has several rented room, similar to dorm house aka kost-kostan in Karet area, Jakarta but much cleaner) and he welcomed us in his office. I have to remove my boots because it was a Japanese room. He gave us Kyoto's map and informed us about nearby area (nearest minimarket, bus number to several tourist attractions around the city) and about many things to do in Kyoto during sakura season. He gave us detailed information and his English was good, too. Then he ushered us to our room at the first floor. Here is how it looked like.
We arrived at the house (it has several rented room, similar to dorm house aka kost-kostan in Karet area, Jakarta but much cleaner) and he welcomed us in his office. I have to remove my boots because it was a Japanese room. He gave us Kyoto's map and informed us about nearby area (nearest minimarket, bus number to several tourist attractions around the city) and about many things to do in Kyoto during sakura season. He gave us detailed information and his English was good, too. Then he ushered us to our room at the first floor. Here is how it looked like.
Modest, clean, and eficient. Just like Japanese people. There was also a shower room and kitchen but I forgot to take the pics.
We also gave a bag of coffee to Tomie-san before he left, but after a while he came back with a basket of fruits (was it his usual courtesy or to return our gift, I dunno, but it was very nice of him)! It was consisted of apples, oranges, and grapefruits.
We took a nap first since it was chilly and we were tired. The room had AC but weather outside was so cold that the room still felt cold. We were awakened as the room getting colder. It was already 6 PM! Oh no, we haven't bought dinner or even walk around... Was Kinkakuji still opened? We decided to go and find out.
Umm... the road to Kinkakuji was dark and empty; we were quite sure the temple must had been closed so we turned around to seek for food. We had to walk closely to stay warm; the wind was sooo chilly! I couldn't stand being outside for too long so we bought bento rice at nearest minimarket and got back home. After ate our simple dinner, we fell asleep again in no time. Next: our journey in Kyoto.
We also gave a bag of coffee to Tomie-san before he left, but after a while he came back with a basket of fruits (was it his usual courtesy or to return our gift, I dunno, but it was very nice of him)! It was consisted of apples, oranges, and grapefruits.
We took a nap first since it was chilly and we were tired. The room had AC but weather outside was so cold that the room still felt cold. We were awakened as the room getting colder. It was already 6 PM! Oh no, we haven't bought dinner or even walk around... Was Kinkakuji still opened? We decided to go and find out.
Umm... the road to Kinkakuji was dark and empty; we were quite sure the temple must had been closed so we turned around to seek for food. We had to walk closely to stay warm; the wind was sooo chilly! I couldn't stand being outside for too long so we bought bento rice at nearest minimarket and got back home. After ate our simple dinner, we fell asleep again in no time. Next: our journey in Kyoto.
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