Japan - Tour Day 12 - Kyoto/Osaka

 Ok, officially day 12 of the tour, but not really. This was just the wind down day. Some are headed home, some have a day or two to transition, and some are staying for longer. Nipomo contingency has moved on to Osaka. But, not before doing laundry in our Kyoto hotel. Have I mentioned that one of the cultural differences is that each of our Japan hotels has provided us with pajamas! Some are night shirts and some have been two piece pants and shirts. But, that means no need to break out our own pajamas and have to worry about washing them at some point. Such an efficient thing if you knew about it before packing two sets of pajamas…

It is a whole different travel experience when you don’t have a guide to tell you which subway line to go to, which platform on the subway, which train to get on to, which station to get off of, and which  exit (with the escalators for luggage) to go to. But, we managed with the help of Google maps and just a couple of U turns. 

Rainy day, so we basically hung out at the club lounge in the hotel with free drinks and heavy appetizers before calling it a night. Tomorrow will be the last day for the whole Trilogy contingency, sad, but reminiscing on a whole, wonderful experience…