I arrived back in the much beloved city just after 6am. I was dead. I had barely slept again. I fell into Amici for breakfast again, before visiting the toilets to clean my teeth. I then sat outside Starbucks until 7am, thinking that it opened then. It didn’t. I went to the other one that… [Read more…]
January 5, 2012
I arrived in Hiroshima on Boxing Day evening and made my way to where I was staying. I unpacked, and spent the evening drinking green tea and watching football. In the morning I washed, dressed and breakfasted, before heading out for some exploring. I got on a train and went to Iwakuni. A friend had… [Read more…]
January 4, 2012
I arrived in Kyoto early on the 23rd. I had hardly slept on the bus from Sendai, so I was absolutely shattered. I headed into the station to Amici, one of my favourite breakfast spots, and tucked into fried eggs, toast, ham and salad (if you are ever in Kyoto and want an early breakfast,… [Read more…]
January 4, 2012
Happy New Year! Am back in my much beloved Shirataka, and having spent the last few days trying to get sorted a bit, I’m now ready to begin my winter holiday blog. I’m going to do it over 3 parts as I did quite a lot and it will take a while to write. I… [Read more…]
January 5, 2012
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