Kyoto day 1

I arrived in Kyoto early in the morning via the night bus from Tokyo. If you are thinking about going there with the night bus I would suggest to purchase the bus ticket earlier than just a few days ahead because you can save up a lot money especially during Christmas time (I had to learn it the hard way). After the horrible night with almost no sleep and still ill I was lucky enough the quickly find my way to the hostel. The hostel was in one of those little traditional food lanes, not only were the owners super helpful and kind whilst I was ill, the hostel, a traditional old house which they renovated  had such a calm and beautiful atmosphere. After I slept until late in the afternoon, I wanted to walk a bit around the area and find some food. The hostel owners suggested to see the Nanzenji Temple and the Eikando Temple. Just by the little glimpse I had of that day I was already feeling the magnitude of the former Japanese capital. Kyoto has so many traditional and historical buildings to offer and in my opinion a must-see whilst traveling Japan. 

The cute entry of the hostel I was staying in- Guesthouse OKI's Inn 

My heart made a little jump for these cute arrangement of succulents 

Every shot in Kyoto is picture perfect

I had to get some strength back because of my flu- this was a perfect meal to get me going

Beautiful aqueduct 

Nanzenji Temple- I arrived there whilst the sun was setting. Whilst being in Kyoto I had dozens of Deja-vu situations with the Hayao Miyazaki movies 

Cute little monks at the Eikando temple

Tried some soba and vegtables tempura 

I was walking along Eikando Temple and saw all these students coming home from their afternoon classes and was so intrigued because of the feeling that time just stopped in Kyoto. I felt like I was watching a movie about the 50s wether it was because of  the students wearing those really old looking uniforms or those dark wooden buildings. Now thinking about it I really enjoyed that atmosphere, it was a really calm and picturesque!