Theme Park and Travel Guide

Golden Pavilion (also known as Kinkaku-ji) is where you can get a picture of a mirror lake We caught the bus from Kyoto Train station to the Golden Pavilion (also known as Kinkaku-ji)   and Nijo Castle in April 2019. We used a 1 day bus ticket to travel to the Golden Pavilion and Nijo Castle in the same day. Both places are in the same direction and the Bus route travels right past Nijo Castle on the way to the Golden Pavilion so it made sense to us. The Golden Pavilion was beautiful and is a UNESCO World Heritage site. But it was incredibly crowded for such a serene Instagram friendly place. This was one of the most crowded places I’ve been to in Japan. It was almost ridiculous. The Pavilion is beautiful though and sparkles with gold in the sunlight.  Nijo Castle was well worth visiting. The castle is very beautiful with all the gold leaf embellishments. We got to go inside the Palace and experience the ‘Nightingale floors’. What are Nightingale floors yo...

The Bamboo Forest in Kyoto This week I wish to share with you our trip to the Bamboo Forest, Kyoto. This place was on my bucket list and I was so happy to visit here. We visited in April, on a Monday, in the middle of Cherry Blossom season. It was already very busy by 10am.  However, there were areas of the Bamboo Forest which were very tranquil and serene in spite of being one of the busiest places in Japan that we visited. The further you walked into the bamboo forest the less crowds there were. The sounds of the tops of the bamboo colliding was very relaxing and it was a very calming place to visit. The air smelt ‘fresh’. All you could hear were the birds, the rustling leaves and the crashing of the tops of the bamboo. We were so glad we visited. It was also close to some other attractions in Arashiyama so it was a great place to make a day of it. Here are my 5 tips to get the most out of your visit to the Bamboo Grove: 1. How to get t...