TOKYO KYOTO OSAKA bullet train

A bit behind on this blog, internet access is sparse. So far on this amazing trip-- It's currently around 10am here in Vietnam, hot and humid as any of the past cities we were at. We just left Taiwan about 3-4 days ago and already missing beautiful Kyoto. The Kyoto summer weather just doesn't do it justice, we'd gladly come back here in fall, winter and spring, maybe summer again. Tokyo was excellent, but Kyoto was that feeling we had been searching for- to be enamored, to be in awe of it's natural and man made aesthetics. East of the Kamo river is Kyoto's massive backdrop, a beautiful forest cascading along side the mountain. If you are able to reach Kyoto, the lined areas where the city merges with the natural environment is where you'll discover some amazing things, especially around the magic hours where the sun starts to set. Regretfully we did not get to see inside the Silver Peak Pagoda and most likely plan on that hopefully with a group of people next visit. It was our real last day here, so we decided to walk back from the pagoda area, down it's lively sloped road with a box of Japanese soda ice cream and took our time sight seeing what we missed when it rained a day before. Our feet were tired from walking everywhere in Kyoto and our backs still getting use to the floor beds. We finished off all the snacks from local markets and then headed to the Shinkansen. Remember that off pressure sensation you get in your ears when flying on a plane or going up a fast elevator? You get the same sensation riding the famed Japanese bullet train and every rumor about it is true, it is notoriously on time and ear popping fast. I just found a sd card to usb to transfer photos, so new photos will be bombarding your screens soon. Next- learning curves, especially when no one speaks English, you can't read a damn thing on any signs and assholes in other countries.