Saturday, August 8, 2009

Japan trip day 19: Kyoto (August 3rd, 2009)

Packed everything as we moved from the family room to two separate rooms. Finished packing and returned the keys around 11:30am. Got the key of one of the new rooms around 12:30pm.

Then I went to the Kyoto Handicraft Center to buy a matching long sword and a stand. This purchase made Dan very happy, because a pair of swords is much more impressive than a single sword. However, Dan is not paying for the swords either. Ate a quick lunch in the train station with Dan.

I got the train schedule to Nara and found that we have about 10 minutes to board the express train to Nara (which takes about 45 minutes) instead of the local train, which takes about 90 minutes. Called Dorit on the phone to send the girls down. We were able to board the train in time, which is a new record. The girls went from the room to the station's platform in 8 minutes. Impressive.

Took Dan, Shirley and Rena to Nara by an express commuter train. Shirley felt bad from the heat, so we had to turn back a few minutes after arriving to Nara train station. Maybe she felt worse because I did not have any water with me during the train ride.

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