Category: Nara
Just Me in Japan – Nara
Saturday 24 November 2012 After another sleepless night last night (with a baby down the hall that seemed to cry ALL NIGHT!), I’m keen for a slow start today. Pulling myself together, I pop down the road to visit Nijo Castle. I’m a bit castled/templed out now, but Nijo is special…it’s known for its nightingale…
Shinkansen, Geisha & Me
Flights? Check! Accommodation in Narita for my first night? Check! Accommodation in Kyoto? Check! Accommodation in Tokyo? Check (red light district seems suitable for a single female traveller – right???). It’s all coming together. I know what I want to do and where I want to stay. But I’ve never travelled by myself and I…