At home, not @home

Finally arrived back in LA today. We lost Internet while in Kyoto, but Kyoto was the prettiest part of the trip by far. We stayed in a traditional Ryokan where you take off your shoes, everyone wears kimonos, and you sit on the floor to drink tea. I, for one, thought I would fall over and break through a paper wall at any minute.
We spent the weekend eating amazing Wagyu beef, even parts of the cow I'd never eaten (heart, intestine, raw parts). We walked through bamboo groves in the rain, walked in to the nearby mountains to see some temples, and walked down alleys full of old-time bars and restaurants where fully garbed geisha escorted business men around. A lot of walking. We also wound up at an Irish bar full of people from Michigan having a drinking race with the British bartender...and losing.
Then it was back to Tokyo for a brief run through crazy Shinjuku before hopping back on the big bird.
Now we're exhausted and relieved to be home.