Long time no post. OK, here I come - I'll try to be brief.
We left Tokyo having a very interesting sign-language based discussion with a few lost & found people in different subway stations, then took a bus from Shinjuku to some lake on the north side of Mt. Fuji. The stay there was excellent: awesome meals, a hot spring bath, walking around in a yukata, meeting a friendly dog from the village, visiting some historical ponds in the area, taking lots and lots of pictures of Mt. Fuji, and being pampered by the incredibly hospitable and friendly staff at the Fujitomita Inn.
The following day (today, that is), we took a bus from the village to some other place with one of the other lakes, then from there to Mishima, and from there the Shinkansen to Kyoto. Fast train, that one :-)
Eating from a bento box at the station, taking buses (they work like taxis in some ways), seeing a flock of schoolchildren board and leave the bus, many views of Mt Fuji, many many views of Mt Fuji, and maybe I'm forgetting some other highlight.
Finally, here in Kyoto, it was kind of late, so we only got to drop by a couple of temples that were already closed for the day, but at least now we're familiar with the city and the subway lines. Dining out by a river, and a karaoke bar (embarassing stuff, there might be more later), and finally here we are, at the rat-hole inn, blogging.
I need some rest :-)
