Every thing is so efficient. It was pretty easy till we arrived at Kyoto station. This was hysterical because we couldn't find the way out. There was no clear exit. This station is huge with 9 levels and two separate buildings. It has department stores and restaurants, supermarkets, speciality shops and a hotel, but how to get out was a mystery and despite the map given to us by the travel agent, we weren't even sure which side we needed to go to! The tension among the six of us started to rise as we all gave our opinions. We went up,and down escalators, ended up in dead ends and finally asked someone who understood our request and directed us to an exit whereupon we started to walk to our hotel. It was just across the road! We were so glad to finally escape the station.
After checking in we went off to find dinner as we had not eaten since 7:00 am and it was now about 6:00 pm. We came across a curry restaurant and that seemed to answer the call for a substantial meal that we were all agreed upon. The lady was very helpful and with a menu that assisted us to point out our preferences we enjoyed a delicious meal at a reasonable price. After a stroll around the block we returned to the hotel. I slept like the dead. Anne and I are sharing and we are having fun. The Japanese bathrooms and toilets are an adventure with all their extras such as heated seats( David said he was nearly expiring he was so hot!), the spray front and rear, the air dryer, music or running water sound effects and then the bathroom itself is a module that you step up into. Good shower and small but deep baths though not much more than a metre square.
The Kyoto station- like Alice in wonderland we went in and got lost and almost never came out. When we did we were still on the same side we entered.
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