We arrived in Kyoto last evening, found our hotel (Rinn Nijo Castle Guesthouse), almost twice the size of our Tokyo Airbnb Apartment. The trip down from Tokyo — via Shinkansen “bullet train” — was smooth, pleasant and full of great scenery along the way. (Also, it makes one realize how poorly the U.S. does infrastructure and “mass” transportation). After a nice meal, we all crashed and got up well-rested for our trip to Arashiyama — home to the Bamboo Forest and to the Monkey Park (and lots of tourists)!
First, the Bamboo Forest:
And then, the Monkey Park – which was pretty fun:
