imperial gardens in Kyoto

Posted on December 3, 2010 by Andrei

One of the best ways to escape from the travel escape, and the best way to get away from the modern Japan is to visit the old imperial palaces and gardens in Kyoto. Here time seems to have stopped in an age when admiring a beautiful landscape was an important thing of the daily (imperial) life.

There are a few places in Kyoto tagged as imperial palaces and villas, and access to them can be booked from the tourist office. We were lucky as the main tourist season is already over, so we had no problem in booking places with the groups.

The post today has a few images to one of these serene gardens. It is hard to describe the sense of peace walking the pathways of these maniqured spaces provide.

elegant architecture

Posted on December 3, 2010 by Andrei

I really like this type of building – probably as it fulfills my image of Japan

temple post

Posted on December 3, 2010 by Andrei

stone post with Kanji writing. no idea what it says.

traditional dress

Posted on December 2, 2010 by Andrei

there are not many people wearing traditional clothes in Tokyo, but from what I understand Kyoto will be different

Japan by train

Posted on November 30, 2010 by Andrei

Is an experience in itself. Once I passed the wallet shock of the Japan Rail Pass, I started to see the nice things it can do.

Most destinations are accessible by train – already went to Mount Fuji (Fuji-san) and castle Matsumoto (impressive Japanese fortification) but maybe more importantly by Japan Rail (JR) we can move around Tokyo pretty easily.

Even though the network is not so vast as the metro, still most of the areas are accessible by rail.Akihabara, Shabuya, Shinjuku, Ueno and other areas are all connected by (different) rail lines. And going by rail (I assume the same is also for the subway) I can do a lot of people watching.

Every train ride is an adventure in itself, and not because of the chance of going in the wrong direction but because if the variety of people on the train.