Osaka-Kyoto 2nd day

*Anyway fei n sin said that i really cannot make it..only mentioned myself not feeling well. But halo i only say i blocked nose not 'sick'. tsk. Maybe i should explain, fei was actually sick on 1st day of trip, but she was recovering on day 2 which is good. so she can enjoy the trip with us le~~ But our sin sin was pretty sick on day 2 morning..she la..drink the vitamin c efferversence with empty stomach. told her eat some bread before drinking it but she stubborn..after that i think too gassy, her stomach got bloated n she wanted to vomit..n she did in the end. glad that she vomit out if not she won't b able to enjoy the rest of the day trip le.. =(

AT hotel lobby:i start off my new day with blocked nose n unglam pic. tsk. i was trying hard not to sneeze.

Actually was waiting for sin fei n baoli to finsih writing notes to hang on the V day deco..

Then i ta boleh tahan n went to write a note of my own...

Before we proceed to the train station, we took a pic with our hotel logo. it's so freaky big can!!


off to kyoto~~ see the signs..haiz..no matter how hard i try to understand..it still looks confusing..so many possibilities!


Our 2 masters of navigation..that day think we kinda lost form..cuz there is a shorter route but dunno y sin overlook that n made us take a so much longer route like 10 plus 20 stops..instead of the shorter one maybe less than 8 stops?? but we tell ourselves take time to enjoy scenery on train lor..better than come out of train n change train. lazy also ahahah..n cold!!! inside train warm cuz got heater. =D

the wind is so damn cold i can't breathe normally with my 2 nostrils..i need a heat pad to filter the cold air. =_=


Tieing the two ropes to my neck is a good suggestion to provide additional warmth for me.


thanks to yan for exaggerating that Kyoto may snow cuz it's even colder than Osaka so i panic n wore alot of clothings.. also partly becuz of fei's puffy jacket. but super useful leh reali can trap heat. n i got a nickname for being this round shape 哈尔滨小孩.. it's a kid in one of the place in china where it's freaky cold n the kids all dressed till round round like me. =(

They wan to take a side profile of me to see how round i am..with so many layers of clothing..

This is so well taken. 100% candid.

'L'..isn't he shuai4??? drools~~~


Took a group pic before the train set off~~

on our long ride to Kyoto, passed by alot of these scenery...land n greenery~~

They got alot of funny print ads in the train..like this cat..ahah representing a office working adult.dunno advertise wat product also.


The ride is so bloody long that sin cannot take it le..since i so cushiony n fluffy, i'll make a good pillow for her =(


Sleeping on priority seats.. ahaha..see the way they indicate priority seat..got logos of old ppl, handicapped ppl, pregnant ppl de leh. ahahah.


AFter we alight at kyoto station, we went to one of the ramen shop in the station for lunch..

Beancurd ramen~~!! my fav~~


Finali we reach Kyoto street~~ wah y temple has to be red red or bright orange color de...like no difference from spore or china temples...

so nice hor...their shophouses...so vintage...

After we alight from the bus, we couldn't find the Geisha centre, so we ask a passerby with her cute son..sin busy navigating the direction while i took a pic of myself with the kid ahaha..so much for being helpful.


After searching high n low, finali we reach the tea party place!! where we will meet the real geisha n tea appreciation time with them!! But as we reach at 310pm, the 3pm slot already started so we have to wait till the 4pm slot...

Since we missed the 3pm slot, we decide to go the a nearby cafe n have tea break n kill time.

At the cafe cam whoring and waiting for our puffs to come.

woohoo, can eat le!!!!

Finali my green tea puff came..wah..see the cream..super bright neon green!! looks poisonous though ahah..even my drink is green tea. aiya i green tea freak.


My green tea latte is filled with foam and im sipping the foam happily. tasted milky. yum yum.


After our tea break at the puffs n cakes cafe, we happily proceed back to the geisha centre but was shocked to know that the party is full!!! Later sin found out there are limtied seats and we need buy in advance. she was very angry that earlier y did the counter boy never pre empt her when we were early. haiz...too bad...lousy day.actuali we also saw some disappointed faces after us..hahah..so we felt balanced abit. baoli still hurray say yea can save 500yen from the tea party. = =

I think sin reali sian diao cuz she dun get to see the authentic geisha...i promise her i have a tea party with her at hotel tonite..i dun mind 'sacrifice' myself with red lips and bedsheet as geisha costume..to make her happy. but seems like she fully horrified by the idea.

As we were leaving the kyoto street to proceed to the shrine, saw some funny weird n beautiful sight..

like this funny doll tie and hang on the lamp. kind of weird..dunno is it functioning as voodoo doll?/ =X

we decide to play with sepia effect with the beautiful kyoto street..



We were waiting for bus at a bus stop to the shrine when i suddenly took notice of a cafe entrance by the side..wah..like walking into a forest..breathtaking sia..after we took the photo we quickly zhao4 cuz we not gg the cafe. =x

you can see alot of this restaurant at kyoto streets.

dropped by this sweet shop..see all kinds of pretty n delicate looking sweets they are selling?? got monkey face de some more..so cute =3


As we were making our way up to the famous shrine, we saw this trishaw man making his way down the slope..som more young chap lor..usually u see trishaw in spore usually ride by ah pek or those uncle with loud n ching chong music. =x

Fei matches well with the creature.


They have cute cafe like these every few shops. i think japanese reali enjoy cafe-ing..their life reali relax hor. we enjoying kopi-ing..so we alot kopitiam. = =

Saw this cute 3 little pigs figurine on display as we are struggling up the slope to the shrine...rock n roll style .

wa biang..y does shrine/temple has to be on top of some hills or mountain de..by the time we reach the top we are so damn tired sia..som more has to climb stairs...



See, we made it before sunset..ahahah..cuz we were busy shopping along the streets while on the way up hill to the shrine...chio hor..i mean the sunset. =X

Nor...the streets lor. how can we dun shop while we on our way up. so happening!!! ahah.


When we enter any temple or scared place, usually we have to wash our hands, face mouth n feet with this 'sacred water'.budden it was winter time, biang eh..wash my feet with cold water. no way. i dun wan turn into a popcicle!!

caught baoli in candid angle. =D

3 little pigs backview. ahha


I super dig this pic...i suggest de hor..the pose. =DD


Then we came to this wooden bridge which i suggest to do my fav jumping pose!! But, as baoli sin n fei worry that we may break the bridge or cause vibrations to the bridge, they warn us to jump lightly. biang eh..how to jump lightly. they try la! sin can cuz she is light. duhs.

Finally when we both manage to jump in synchronization with the snap of camera, it looks as though we are being 'zapped' away by aliens...


I think i ask them to take a pic of me with the structure ended up they took such a close shot of meee..wat's their prob.

Okie this is a bit further..tsk..but still cant see the structure lor. haiyo!

Saw this sign, deliberate do this action. i can still remember baoli kept laughing away. AM i so funny?

We can just stop at any part of the shrine and post for pics and yet our pic will still turn out pretty.. like winter sonata scene. With the withered trees and cold air...It just add mood to the pic.

Actually we bumped into a group of men(not boys i mean those late 20s working men to lates 30s plus their leader i think is their boss maybe 50 plus) like came up to us n start talkin to us. actuali is only the boss talking to us, ask us where we from, how we noe about here n occasionally crack some japanese jokes which me n baoli dun understand n fei n sin catch no ball even though they 2 learn jap. so was pretty frozen atmosphere with the already cold weather..= =

After we tot we bid them goodbye, we bump into them again while exploring other parts of the shrine. they reali everywhere. this time the boss is the one who talk again, so i smile all the way to b friendly..then he saw my camera screen got a big 'hole' n ask me y liddat..although i dun understand jap i roughly noe he was askin about that. if i can speak jap, i would have told him it is an eclipse on my cam screen =X aiya my camera screen lcd crack le,,so cannot display image at that portion.
They seemed friendly so i dun mind entertaining them but fei n sin were quite freak out by them cuz they keep targeting us to talk. although only the boss talk la. After this trip i shared with liam that got japan guys flirt with us he say given this scenario it seems like those notorious rape gang go aroudn looking for preys..how they work is usually they will target one girl out of the group n tell her friends she went back hotel so the girl will follow the guys some where..then they will drugged her n gang rape her. i was like... fine watever. be careful lor.

After finish exploring the shrine i decide to do my fav jump pose before we left..unfortuantely it is nearing the evening not much lights and we are trying to 'escape' from that group of men thus we hurried snap a pic and zhao4 already.


finali we found a place to have our dinner!! House of omelette and curry rice..salivating... okay the ice water is foc at least. we are sitting at smoking area actually..it was quite weird cuz we are in restuarant, an enclosed area..coolz.


Enjoying my omelette curry rice...although it cost over 980yen ($15) but i am too hungry to care..can u imagine??we keep walkin around in the mrt mall to find a place to eat..either too costly or dun suit this person or that person taste..


Good nite..and welcoming day 3!!