So how was the makeshift "bed"? Lil Shauna didnt complain about the bed but that it was freaking cold in the night. Next pls...
I read that we should go to the Arashiyama Bamboo Grove early to avoid the crowd but waking up early had become super difficult by day 8. The hotel provides bfast but warned about thd crowd. It was a tiny eating hall. There was a q when we arrived at 7.30am. We saw that it was simple bfast food and reckoned that we would be better off with 7-11.
Off to the train station. According to the app, it was the train on platform 3 2. We had assumed that it was either 3 or 2 and found the platform that was in between track 2 and 3. We also saw that the train was coming at the exact time as per the app. There a small restuarant on the platform. So cute.
We boarded the train without a hitch and even found seats together. Yeah.
The app said that it would take about 15 mins. Soon, the gadgets came out and Daddy Lim stole a cap nap. When I finally looked up from my phone, the station name didnt look familiar. Oh no! I think we missed our stop!
We got off and the app told us to take the train all the way back to Kyoto station and to start again! We suspected that it was bcos the train system isnt like our mrt, where we can simply cross the platform to take the train in the opposite direction to the missed stop. Without any other option, we rode back to Kyoto.
Back at Kyoto station, the app said that it was the same 3 2 platform but we couldnt find the train at the stated time. Luckily, we opened our golden mouth to ask, only to realise that it had always been platform 32, not 3 or 2. Why the hell do they put the 3 so far from the 2? And there are over 30 platforms??? We had taken the wrong train from the start! Zzzzzz...
We did eventually arrive at the right platform, took the correct train and arrived at the right station. The 1st thing was to have a pretty looking ice cream to compensate the heartache.
The colorful little balls were so pretty but Lil Shauna said that they were tasteless. Ok, at least they had some aesthetic value.
Then in search of the bamboo grove! It was a short walk away, somewhere.... there!
Along the way, we saw a little temple and its yard was full of stone piles. The kids wanted to make one too but changed their mind when I mentioned that it looked like some fertility related shrine. Haha.
Finally, the bamboo grove!
Daddy Lim and the kids were like, we came all the way here to see bamboo? Hello, not any bamboo hor, Arashiyama bamboo. Actually, I was a little disappointed as well. From the many pictures that I saw on the web, I had expected it to be a lot more magnificent.
Still, pictures must be taken to mark our presence.
The bamboo didnt captivate us too long. Errr...this one looks the same as that one... and that one... It was time for part 2 of the program, the Monkey Park. Animals never fail to excite the kid. On the way, we found food! This strawberry red bean mochi thing was nice.
And pictures!
The Monkey Park!
The monkeys lived on top of a little hill. WHY???!!! It would take about 20 mins of ascent to get to the monkey. The kids were very motivated by the monkeys, we didnt quite share their enthusiasm.
Almost at the top, there was a little playground.
Then a short climb to where the monkeys were. The monkeys were free roaming and definitely enjoying life.
This monkey is enjoying life too.
While the monkeys were free roaming, there were rangers to make sure that the monekys dont get into too much mischief. The rangers paid particular attention to kids, in case the monkeys attack the kids. Zaky got the rangers very uptight bcos he purposely walked very near to the monkeys. Lol.
To feed the monkeys, we had to go into a little hut.
The feeds - banana, apple and peanuts, were available at Y100 per pack. We had to feed the monkeys from behind a fence. That didnt stop the kids' enthusiasm.
When the feeds were gone, it was also time to feed the human monkeys. The descent was so much easier and there were plenty of food options. I like.
Mummy Lim
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