intrepid photographer me

so yesterday was pretty wacky… i get to kyoto and i realize that i have no clue where my hostel is in relation to where i am. so i try to make my way towards downtown, first on foot, then by bus, then by foot again. after 2 hours of wandering around and ending up back at kyoto station, i finally find this internet cafe and get directions. i get to the hostel and set off for this reggae bar to say whats up to the owner, and its closed for christmas, but he is bartending at this party in town. i have a vague idea of where this club is and i set off for it, in the wrong direction. i walk for about 45 minutes and i get to marutamachi station… but its a different marutamachi station. so i get out of this station and i start walking, in the wrong direction, and i end up back where i was 45 minutes ago. so after 2 hours i finally ask someone, and i get correct directions. i walk for another 45 minutes and i get to the other marutamachi station and i cant find it! i know its around the station, in the basement of something… and it turns out that the entrance is in the stairway to the station, which would explain why its called club metro. the party was fun, there were good reggae dj’s and sweet live music.

when i was walking around getting more lost and frustrated i started playing a game called intrepid photographer, where id just take as many photos as i could.

lessons learned: get directions

kyoto, name your subway stations better, its confusing.