Time to explore the city of hustle and bustle. A friend from australia who grew up in Bangkok took us around town and showed us some authentic Thai restaurants. The places you won't find in any book guides or websites.

visited the international manga museum today and bought the coolest T-shirt in the world!!! The museum was sick and I learnt heaps of new stuff about manga including how much money manga artists make. Ate some sort of fried thing that was not only awesome but cheap. Went to an area called Gion which is famous for its geishas. We only saw one walking down the street. Was about to take a photo with her but was beaten to it by other white tourist. For dinner ...

Everyone was tired today because we had "Nooo sleeeep" (when we rocked up to the ryokan at 7 in the morning after getting locked out the owner was so surprised to see us and ask you "Nooo sleeeep?" it was the funniest expression ever) So today went to the market and tried some weird food, eel and eel liver. This market was absolutely massive!!!!! Oh and we had the BEST DAIFUKU ever!!! (see image) Later that night we went to eat sushi in kyoto's major train st...

The golden temple was sick!! too bad we couldn't go inside!! Around the temple sites there were wishing wells where you throw money towards it. There were candles to light and you place it into something simliar to an alter. Each candle had something written on it, such as good luck, health, etc. I burnt one for everyone back home to be safe and avoid traffic accident. For dinner we went to a street similar to hardware lane. However this was so much more beaut...

Today we experienced the famous Shinkazen (Bullet Train) from Tokyo to Kyoto. The shinkazen is part of the Japan Rail service also known as JR. We purchased a 21 day JRPASS back home. There was mistake with mine so the one way ride from Tokyo to Kyoto costed me around $160 FML. The train ride was impressive, it took us 2 hours to get to Kyoto. Kyoto is a beautiful, it is both a traditional and modern city. We are staying in a ryokan during our time in Kyoto. A ...