Do Re Mi

Hello, hello!  So finally I'll be talking about my first EVER onsen experience! ♥ ♥ ♥ It's sort of sad in a way because I've visited Japan a few times before and not even once have I considered going to an onsen.  I suppose I must be more adventurous now. (　”＞　ｗ　＜”　）  The onsen I went to was Kurama Onsen （ 鞍馬温泉） . It's located north of Kyoto.  It's easy to get there as long as directions are written down.  I went with my mom and we took about three trains to get there from Kobe.   At the train station to get to Kurama. Kurama is famous for being one of the homes to the 'Tengu', a legendary mythical creature of Japanese folklore. Kurama was a very quaint little town; very pretty and natural located deep in the mountains.  Unfortunately we were short on time and couldn't walk through the town.  Instead we opted to take the complimentary shuttle bus to the onsen. My first time riding a vehicle in Japan... x...

While in Japan, I was regularly updating my phone blog so it's pretty accurate in the times we did everything.  I only noticed about a day into the trip that the time on my phone wasn't showing Japan time so I had to manually type it in. Anyway, this is just something I thought would be cool to post.  It shows all the events that happened on the trip in brief detail.  I still plan to write more in depth about the trip though!  This is just a brief and accurate overview of what we did. ;) The newest posts are at the top and the oldest are at the bottom.  To get to the start of our journey, simply read from the bottom.  Sorry for the inconvenience! ( > __ < )     - 2013/10/17 At home in bed.  Had to sweep my room and put all the stuff we brought back away. - 2013/10/17 Got on the plane and went back in time to the US.  I'm pretty tired and want to take a shower.... - 2013/10/17 15:43 Made it to our departure gate....