Aoki and Irene took me to the famous ramen shop in Nagoya, the taste is very different from Tokyo one. Thick pork soup with thick chewy noodles full of nice wheat flavor. The most amazing thing is that they add full spoonful of chopped up raw garlic into the steaming hot soup. It feels very Taiwanese, I am just a bit worried that I will be reeking of garlic smell in Zen class tomorrow.
I did plan my trip this time (normally I didn't do any research before traveling). Due to my cheapo traveling philosophy, I managed to find the cheapest way to Kyoto by taking a local trains, the only catch is that I had to change trains 3 times. Arrived in Kyoto around 11pm, the hostel is 3 big blocks away from the station on the map, so I decided to walk.
Kyoto is very different from Tokyo, there are not that many high rise and the ambience is much more quieter and friendly. I enjoyed the walk though my back pack was heavy and noted that I haven't had proper sleep for almost 48 hours. It took me a while to figure out where my hostel is, I am supposed to share the room with 7 other girls, I cannot help but singing in my heart, imaginig the flat, clean, dry bed I can rest on.
I carried my exhausted and stinky body up to fourth floor, reaching my bed, using extra effort not to make any noise to awake others. However, my bed was occupied. I then carried my tired body down to the ground floor to explain the situation. The hostel staff was very embarrassed, she apologized for the mess up. I squeezed my last streak of energy to smile, saying I don't care where they put me, as long as I can have a place to sleep after showering.
The hostel staff managed to put a bed in the storage room, I was so exhausted that I passed out the moment my head touched down the pillow. Though I had only 5 hours to sleep because I have to wait up at 7 to find my way to the Zen class in west Kyoto.
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