My last few days in Japan were pretty fun. One of my language partners, who had been in Korea the previous week, returned and had some free time. So we went to Kyoto. The first 2 picture are of me at Kiyomizu Temple. It's a very pretty, very old building. The view of Kyoto is also quite nice from up there. The next day we went to Himeji Castle. A very well designed old fort, with another really great view of the city below. It was two days of interesting old architecture in a row. Even though there were long train trips involved to get a mere hour or two seeing sights, it was the long walks, conversation, food and just soaking up Japanese culture that I enjoyed the most.
A bit of a change of pace, on the way home from Himeji, we stopped to see the Akashi-Kaiko Bridge. It's the longest suspension bridge in the world (its 1991 meters long, compared to 1280 for the golden gate). It was a really amazing feat of engineering.
Wednesday was my last full day in Kobe. Mostly boring moving stuff, but I did get to see Kana one last time. We had a really nice time, relaxing and talking. I'll really miss her:(
Thursday morning was pretty hectic. I finished my packing, and had to find a taxi, bring him to my apartment, load up my luggage, the chair, the desk, and go to the school. I tied up all the loose ends at the school very quickly, happy that there were no confrontations of any kind, and got out of there. Jumped back in the taxi, and went up to the bullet train station. 2 train rides later, I was in Narita airport, changing my yen back into dollars. I flew to Shanghai, and finally got into my Hotel room around midnight. Everything about the trip went just as planned, and I'm getting used to my new surroundings.
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We really enjoy reading about your trip experiences. The Japan notes were lots of fun.
Good luck in China. We're looking forward to hearing about your new location and explorations.
Keep up the good work!
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