Osaka
Kyoto Tower
Kyoto
This is a famous sakura tree in Kyoto. It lights up at night.
Himeji
On Monday my host family and I got up really early and went to the train station at 5:30. We rode the train to Himeji and arrived at 10:00 at night. We had to change trains about 6 times. On the train I listened to books on tape. By the end of the trip I listened to four books on tape. On Tuesday we got up and ate breakfast at the hotel before going to the castle in Himeji. I found that one of the coolest parts of the castle was the part of the castle where the princess lived. It was just interesting to learn about the princess's life. There were so many tourists there. Afterward we took the train to Kobe where we stayed overnight. At night we ate at one of the hotel restaurants with my host family's friends. It was an Indonesian food buffet. Then next day we got up early and took the train to Kyoto. In Kyoto we went and saw many temples and shrines. We walked so much. I liked Kyoto a lot. It was so pretty especially because it was the time of year where you can see so many sakura. After Kyoto we took the train to Osaka where we stayed overnight. We took one of the hotel shuttle buses from the train station to the hotel. I got to see outside and Osaka looked so cool! It looked very modern. I hope I can go back to Osaka one day and spend more time there. Then on Thursday we once again took the train back to Nagasaki and changed trains many times. We finally arrived back home at 11 o clock at night. It was a fun trip but I was really exhausted and was so glad to be home!