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(note: this is one of my pre-scheduled posts set to appear at 5:00am EST each morning I am in a port city. I will post follow-up information about each trip once I am able to get back on the computer.)
This is the trip I will be going on today...
Kyoto (Time: 0800 - 1800)
(This is one of the "faculty directed practica" that I am leading so the cost of this trip is free for me.)
Description:As an imperial capital for nearly 1000 years, some of the finest temples, palaces, villas and gardens are found in Kyoto. Culture and lifestyle are refined in this city, which is dotted with oases of tranquility and beauty exemplifying the best of Japan. You will first visit Kinkaku-ji (Golden Pavilion), which was constructed in the 1390s as a retirement villa for Shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu and features a three-story pavilion covered in gold leaf and topped with a bronze phoenix on its roof. Next, you will visit Nijo Castle. Built in 1603, this castle was the residence of the Tokugawa Shogun and is known for its contrast of solemn appearance and gorgeous interiors as well as its perfectly manicured garden. After lunch at Maruyama Park, you will visit Heian Shrine honoring the peaceful period from 794-1192. Your last stop will be Kiyomizu Temple where you will enjoy a sweeping view of the entire city from its terrace. The trip includes round trip transportation by motorcoach, admission fees to sites and an English-speaking guide. (Box lunches from the ship will be provided.) (PRICE: $60.00)
Some links relating to today's trip...
- Kyoto
- Kinkaku-ji (Golden Pavilion)
- Nijo Castle
- Maruyama Park
- Heian Shrine
- Kiyomizu Temple
- http://www.city-discovery.com/kyoto/index.php
Update:
Not much to report today. I went on the trip described above and got back to the ship.
I knew that the Global Nomads Group was doing a broadcast from the ship with some Japanese students at 9:00 pm, so I set my alarm for that and, again, overslept. I woke up at 9:20 pm or so and headed to the classroom they were doing the broadcast from and took a seat in the back.
video of the Global Nomads Group broadcast in Kobe, Japan
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video of the Global Nomads Group broadcast in Kobe, Japan
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After the broadcast, a group of people I'm friends with was going to go out so I joined them and we ended up splitting up into two different groups - those people who had already eaten and those people who wanted to get dinner. I went with the group that wanted to get dinner (me, Mark, Ben, Joe and Julie) and we ate at a restaurant where there was an hibachi grill built into the table.
dinner in Kobe, Japan (left to right: Global Nomads Group director Mark, me, Global Nomads Group documentarian Ben, ethnomusicology professor Julie, videographer Joe)
After eating, we met up with the others (Emily, Kristen, Tom and Emily) at a nearby bar and some of us headed back to the ship in a cab at around 1:30 am.
