One aspect of my recent travel to Japan which is dear to my heart: our overnight trip to Kyoto which was out there on my list of dream places to visit. Good thing it was barely one hour by fast train from Osaka and that the whole Kansai region was spared from the devastating earthquake that rocked Tokyo and the north (note: we flew to Japan two days after the big quake ~ sigh!) It was almost dusk and mercilessly cold when we arrived in Kyoto. I said silently to myself: "You can never dress enough in this kind of weather....brrr!" I was freezing and it didn't help that ... Continue Reading...