By the time I got into the MK Taxi
that I reserved to take me from the domestic airport in Osaka to Kyoto, it was dark. So I didn't see much last night, but I did have a very 'Bladerunner' feeling about Kyoto at first as my lovely shuttle with my very polite driver passed me to another lovely shuttle with another very polite driver who whisked me through back streets to my hotel. The Palace Side Hotel is a 'business hotel'. Conveniently
located, all the necessities, but not luxurious. The nightly price goes down for extended stays; so this is a HUGE bargain at about 5000 yen per night (no more than $60) for my 26 nights! Here are views from my window of almost a Chinese 'hutong' and then the boxy apartments. Kyoto depends on tourism for more than 60% of its economy; so it now has a cap on how tall you can build a building, and it's trying to restore and retain as much of the old buildings as it can. Even the Japanese come here to experience 'true' Japanese culture. I'm going to get out there and experience some of it myself today!
that I reserved to take me from the domestic airport in Osaka to Kyoto, it was dark. So I didn't see much last night, but I did have a very 'Bladerunner' feeling about Kyoto at first as my lovely shuttle with my very polite driver passed me to another lovely shuttle with another very polite driver who whisked me through back streets to my hotel. The Palace Side Hotel is a 'business hotel'. Conveniently 
located, all the necessities, but not luxurious. The nightly price goes down for extended stays; so this is a HUGE bargain at about 5000 yen per night (no more than $60) for my 26 nights! Here are views from my window of almost a Chinese 'hutong' and then the boxy apartments. Kyoto depends on tourism for more than 60% of its economy; so it now has a cap on how tall you can build a building, and it's trying to restore and retain as much of the old buildings as it can. Even the Japanese come here to experience 'true' Japanese culture. I'm going to get out there and experience some of it myself today!
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