It seemed like there were a million people in Kyoto...

On Saturday morning, I woke up at 4 AM to meet my coworker to get on the bullet train bound for Kyoto. Kyoto is an ancient city in Japan that was the capital before Tokyo filled with shrines, temples, geishas, and a shitload of people. We made it to the bullet train and had rocken seats in the first row. On the train ride, we saw Mt. Fuji. It is massive don't think I will be hiking it since I complain about the hills and steps here in Yokosuka. Anyway my coworker and I chatted it up talked about this and that. We both thought the train was fast, but both thought it would feel much faster. As we got off the train, we were both shocked to see how modern Kyoto was. It really felt like a mini Tokyo with a million people off to see shrines. We checked into the hotel. It was very nice with one of those fun toilets that spray your butt and have all kind of gadgets to it. I keep meaning to take pictures of the different toilets for Jessica. I promise to do it next week. We found a restaurant where you had to take off your shoes and sit on the floor at a little table. We ordered sake and food. The sake was good and the food was pretty, but for the most part I ate the rice. There was a lot of raw fish and stuff that looked/smelled weird. After that we, walked to the first shrine. I was very tried and my coworker looked at my face when I saw the hike that laid before me and suggested that we split up. I thought this was a great idea because I was in no mood to hike up to the shrine. I looked at the shops, bought a box with a monkey on it, and found a place to get massages. I had to check out that it was legitimate massage and not the the kind with a happy ending. My coworker was very excited when she returned apparently she had hiked very high and was excited about her accomplishment. I was excited I did not go. The massages were great and after we were looking forward to relaxing with some drinks. We thought this would be an easy task, but it was not. We went down this very busy side street and did not find a bar, but did see a Geisha. There shoes look so painful. We looked around for a bar for hrs and finally found an English pub where a Japanese baseball game was on. The Japanese really are crazy for baseball. They got drunk and cheered the whole time it was on. We had lots of drinks, hung out watching the Japanese and went back to the hotel. The next day we hiked up the biggest hill ever. I wanted to throw myself on the ground and tell her to leave me behind. But, I made it up to the shrine and it was worth it, lots of shrines, lots of space, and lots people praying. Overall, Kyoto was a nice city and I liked the bullet train, but the massage place was my favorite.