"Kyoto - Castles, Temples, Shrines and Gardens" Candcthai’s photos around Kyoto, Japan

A TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow of a travel blog to Kyoto, Japan by TravelPod blogger Candcthai titled "Kyoto - Castles, Temples, Shrines and Gardens" Candcthai’s travel blog entry: "9th to 13th April We arrived in Kyoto at yet another immense railway station, this time the most modern in Japan. A massive glass and steel building, very high tech and very impressive. We had booked our hotel, Ana, on a special deal with Expedia prior to leaving the UK, as April is a very busy time because of the may blossom. Good job we did as the first thing we saw as we popped into the information centre was a sign saying "no rooms in Kyoto". We jumped on the hotel bus and arrived at the hotel to be greeted, not by the usual hotel doormen and receptionist but by Japanese women dressed in beautiful pink Kimonos. It was a bit strange seeing a tiny Japanese woman, hoist our backpacks onto the luggage trolley. A few minutes and lots of bowing later we were in our room and looking at the spectacular view of Nijo-Ji castle.We decide to chill out in the room and plan our sight seeing for the next few days. It is very grey and looks like it will rain so we choose to visit Nijo-Ji castle just accross the street this morning. The castle was built by the first Tokugawa Shogun as his Kyoto pad. It is massive and photgraphs simply do not convey its size. In the ground are are 430 Cherry trees in full blossom, plus many orange, pear blossom, camelias etc.. These are without a doubt the most beautiful ...

Channel: YouTube Video Length: 2m 38s Date Found: Wed, Feb 16 2011 10:12 PM Category: Travel Date Produced: Wed, Feb 16 2011 5:17 AM View Count: 0