Nijo Castle in Kyoto, Japan
Cole's Recap, Day 2: Depart Hotel. Enter subway Oike line. Go one stop to Nijo Station. Exit. View Nijo castle walls. Approach ticket vending machines. BK hand C 10000 Yen…
Shopping in Gion, Kyoto, Japan
Before returning the bicycles and hopping on the bullet train towards Hiroshima, we squeezed in some more Kyoto time. The girls had our hearts set on shopping and since the…
Kinkakuji “The Golden Pavilion” in Kyoto, Japan
Our second day in Kyoto started with a leisurely bike ride through the Kyoto Imperial Palace. From the Imperial Palace we biked to Ninna-ji (仁和寺), one of Kyoto's UNESCO World Heritage…
Bicycles & Ginkakuji “The Silver Pavilion” in Kyoto, Japan
Bicycles were our preferred mode of transportation in Kyoto. We picked them up from a rental shop on our first day in town and kept them until the day we…