It's Starting to Feel Real

[affreca]

Just booked rooms for most our trip to Japan. The rest of the nights I'll worry about when we get there, for flexibility. The nice thing about modern travel is that I can use my decade old Lonely Planet for ideas, and use websites to confirm that the places are still there and make reservations. I plan to pick up a new travel book before we go, but it is nice to get use out of the one I already own. And it brings back memories (it automatically opens to Nara).

I wanted to stay at the same ryokan in Kyoto, but I couldn't remember which one it was. Thankfully, in my giant stack of postcards are the ones I'd been given during my previous stays, and the name was on the back. Woot! Of course, I'm older now and reserved the room with a private bathroom this time.

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[threeringedmoon]

...and now I have a reason to hang onto old travel guides.

[affreca]

Lawnchair suggested I thin down the shelf when I complained about shelf space, but I have to many memories tied up in some of them.