In Kyoto

We are now in Kyoto, staying at a super swank hotel.We took a bullet train to get here that goes 200km/hour! It was pouring rain and we arrived after dark, so we decided to splurg a little and then downgrade tomorrow. We are staying at the Hotel Granvia Kyoto. It is very classy and has provide us with a few luxuries that we have been missing lately.
1) a bed large enough to share.
2) a soft bed
3) a pillow filled with feathers instead of carbs (macaroni or rice)
4) internet
5) a view (from the 11th floor)
6) a tv with english channels. Ok, maybe only 1 english channel.

Jeff forgot this story from the other day. While we were up at the view point to Fuji, we popped into a tourist trap. It is on the side of the mountain beside a sulphur plant. The volcanic activity produces sulphuric steam vents. The Japanese sell black eggs…hard boiled over the vents and sell them to tourists. We thought it was great!
Here are the black eggs:

At the tourist attraction Fuji is one way, and if you look the other way this is the view. Some say tourist attraction, I say eye-sore:

We are having a super great time. Eating lots of strange food and on a diet of strictly carbs and protein. We do miss our kitty though…

Time to go explore Kyoto…so much to see. Where to begin?