Arriving to Kyoto

This is the look of happy, tired, cold, exhausted couple in Kyoto, Japan.

Jetaime is such a trooper. She walked several km's today and then biked about 8km more in some freezing cold Kyoto winds while carrying most of her belongings on her back! We ended up sleeping in the airport in Kuala Lumpur and then also the next night in Osaka. We didn't get the greatest of sleeps because people were a bit loud, and there were announcements every once in awhile, but it was fun to save money.

I'll just go on the record here and say that Osaka probably has the best airport in the world. Their toilets have heated seats, can shoot you with perfume and have a built in bidet! They have the friendliest staff I have ever seen anywhere, two long corridors filled with mouthwatering restaurants, a Pokemon store, a manga store, and an amazing convenience store that sells these meals that are really cheap but taste incredible. It was the perfect introduction to Japan.

Also Valentine's day we didn't get to celebrate much so today as we rented bikes and rode 8km to our Airbnb, I considered it the epitome of our dating life. The wind was freezing cold, I looked really goofy because I was wearing my warm canvas shorts on top of my pants, and wearing wool socks in sandals, and Jetaime was quite exhausted from the last few days, but in the midst of all that we got to enjoy some spectacular scenery, find joy in the difficulty, and laugh together. There is no one I would rather be traveling with or living my life with.

- David Hepting