1/2 Kyoto and 1/2 Tokyo

We spent the morning exploring some gardens and a shrine:

(arch after arch after arch each getting smaller- so cool!)

We then took the bullet train to Tokyo...Jeff was making fun of me for how much food I consumed on the train. I had bought some interesting snacks- including teriyaki flavored popcorn and I had gotten free beer at the race (although we realized later it was non-alcoholic beer!! LOL! )

The bullet train was sweet. We could see Mt. Juji. We then checked in at our Capsule Hotel- yep- this was our "room"!

That evening we went out for Ramen:

And then finished the night off with a drink at a bar in Shinjuku. Shinjuku has an area with all these tiny bars that seat 6-25 people. They all have sitting charges and you maybe asked to leave if you aren't adding to the conversation...it's essentially renting restate for the evening! Fortunately, we were on the early side of things so we didn't worry about being voted out : )