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!
Also I wonder if other hostels are like this around the world. This is a wonderful wooden box I’m sleeping in and everything is so clean.
There’s nothing worse than running around from place to place trying to see everything, that ain’t a holiday. I’ve done that style before and all it achieves is getting home feeling exhausted. You see what you see, you do what you do, going with the flow holidays are the best. If you miss seeing certain things, all the more reason to go back.
You are doing enough. This is your trip, you do as much as you want, as much as you can. Whatever you are doing: It is enough for you and that’s all that matters.
Sure sounds like your doing a lot to me! You don’t have infinite energy/social energy. I always have quite a lot of quiet time on my trips cos that’s just how I’m built
You can either take a relaxing holiday where you have time to think and really see and enjoy things
or be like me and rush around like a mad woman seeing at least 2 museums or historic sites a day. Then when home I have to lie in bed looking at the ceiling for a week because I fried my brain.
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!
Also I wonder if other hostels are like this around the world. This is a wonderful wooden box I’m sleeping in and everything is so clean.
Mate no-one sees everything on their list on a holiday. Whatever experience you have is the experience you are meant to have. Enjoy…
This is the way
There’s nothing worse than running around from place to place trying to see everything, that ain’t a holiday. I’ve done that style before and all it achieves is getting home feeling exhausted. You see what you see, you do what you do, going with the flow holidays are the best. If you miss seeing certain things, all the more reason to go back.
You are doing enough. This is your trip, you do as much as you want, as much as you can. Whatever you are doing: It is enough for you and that’s all that matters.
PS fuck yeah for heated toilet seats.
Sure sounds like your doing a lot to me! You don’t have infinite energy/social energy. I always have quite a lot of quiet time on my trips cos that’s just how I’m built
Botanical gardens.
F ye. That’s some grade A Japanese tranquillity.
I changed my mind about the Kit Kats, please bring back a heated toilet seat
Porque no los dos?
You can either take a relaxing holiday where you have time to think and really see and enjoy things
or be like me and rush around like a mad woman seeing at least 2 museums or historic sites a day. Then when home I have to lie in bed looking at the ceiling for a week because I fried my brain.
I haven’t been to a museum yet :( oops
It’s just an example
I’m suggesting you are doing it right for you. 😊 Have a great time.