Our first night in Kyoto we stayed at a regular hotel, but the second night, we stayed at a traditional Japanese ryokan. Our ryokan was called Hiiragaya Ryokan and it was awesome. I thought I'd share more information on my experience a a ryokan, in case you ever find yourself in Japan and are interested in giving it a shot! Here is what you can expect. (Read about Hiiragaya Ryokan in this Continue Reading
Fits on the road: Exploring Arashiyama in Kyoto, Japan
Our second day in Kyoto was quite a gloomy, wet one weather-wise. It was bound to happen; we had plenty of sunshine throughout the trip, so it seems inevitable that there would eventually be a rainy day or two. Fortunately, we had brought umbrellas. You know what I always say, you never regret bringing your umbrella...you only regret not bringing your umbrella. It wasn't so bad wandering in the Continue Reading
Fits on the Road: Exploring Kyoto- Part 1
I know, I know, the Right Fits is supposed to be about Fitness and Fashion but I like to use it to share pictures from traveling too! So bear with me for just a few more posts from Japan. After our day in Hiroshima, we took the Shinkansen to Kyoto! Kyoto was probably my FAVORITE city that we visited in Japan. It was so beautiful and charming. It has a very surreal old-school Japanese feel Continue Reading