Kyoto

We decided to go out to get something to eat. We went to nearby restaurant Nakau, which is always open.Oyakodon (rice with egg)

The plate on the left is karaage-fried chicken( my husband"s addiction).On the right is sukiyaki bowl( rice with beef)
After dinner, we went to Starbucks to have some macha frappuccino.

Then we walked to the Kyoto station, which had Christmas illuminations.
There was a huge Christmas tree.

Skywalk connects both sides of the station

Lightshow with water, music and lights

We got back to the hotel really late and next morning we had to got up early to get the shinkansen-high speed train alsocalled bullet train to Hiroshima!

Evening in Kyoto

In Osaka we had to change trains and on Umeda station we smelled something, we followed it and we found it they were selling cream puffs! We couldn"t resist to order one. We bought one hot custard.OMG! Delicious!

When we finally got to Kyoto, I had to pick up our overnightbus ticket, but everything was in japanese, but thanks to Yumi who ordered them and wrote in japanese how to ask about them, we could pay and get them without major problems.
We headed to our hotel- the first one in its kind in the world- capsule ryokan, very reasonable prized.The room was very small, but it had a storage room under our futon beds,plasma tv, luxurious shower and one of the amazing japanese toilets with bidet and warmed up toilet seat, which I really miss in the Netherlands!

Koyasan part 3

After strolling  in Koyasan we were cold, so we decided to have some lunch. There was no english menu, but we managed to order something, we had hot ebi tempura udon.
After lunch we walked back to our temple to pick up our bags and we went to the nearest bus stop in order to get to the station. We began our 4 hrs back journey to Kyoto. On our way, we enjoyed scenic views.