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I’m off to Kyoto today. I’m having a problem with my phone and tablet, as neither of them will download apps; I go to the Play Store and hit the download button, and it just says “pending” forever. This makes it impossible to do things like make reservations from Osaka to Kyoto on the JRContinueContinue reading “Adventures in Kyoto with Our Man in Japan”

Yesterday I did some some exploring in Kyoto. There is another one of those covered markets near my hotel that sells local delicacies. I think Kay would have particularly enjoyed one of their specialities, a bright red whole baby octopus on a stick with a quail egg stuffed in the head for added flavor andContinueContinue reading “Yet More Kyoto”

Today I got up reasonably early and took a cab back down to the Gion District, not too far from where I was yesterday in the Geisha quarter. There is a huge Buddhist temple where you can purchase small strips of paper in tiny envelopes. You can pick the general kind of fortune you want:ContinueContinue reading “Last Day in Kyoto”