Melbourne

Hi all. Currently writing this from a heated toilet seat in a hostel in Kyoto (don’t judge please). Tour has been jam-packed but also quite a bit of downtime. All I’ve done today is arrive in Kyoto, get some matcha and sit on this toilet seat and I feel bad about that. Don’t know what to do for the rest of the afternoon so might get some ramen and then go for our walking tour. I feel kinda bad that I haven’t really done much or what I would’ve liked to do. Didn’t go to Tokyo Tower, haven’t looked around temples and shrines here yet, avoided Nishiki market because it is way too crowded, have had some shit food experiences (got dragged to a place that had gyoza but they were mid). The girls in the group are shopping at the moment and I’ve already done too much of that. Could’ve been a cool bonding experience but oh well.

Ok now for some good parts. The tour guide is awesome and kind of cute haha, have seen some cool shrines and temples, had cheap sushi, played some games with my fellow tour mates. Saw the shinkansens (is that the correct plural?) fly by.

I think I’ll go for some ramen now that’s nearby so I’m not hangry before we do another tour activity. Everyone wants to eat later but I think I might just have an early dinner. We have to leave at 6 tomorrow to go somewhere, so that’s that.

I just need to keep telling myself that I’m doing enough until I believe it!