Finally, oh my gosh!
I don't have the time to write about all the adventures at the moment. long story short: my flight got delayed about 8 hours but thanks to that I got to meet a cool girl called Megumi. The flight was ok once we got to get on board, had a good conversation with the guy sitting next to me on the plane, surprisingly even the food wasn't bad. And oh yeah, I'm in Kyoto now :P
Apparently the guy who's place I'm staying for most of the summer has some problems with his hostel in Osaka so he took me to his house in Kyoto. Don`t exactly know why,but still, it's cool and I don't care since I have a roof over my head and a place to leave all my stuff. Not exactly sure when we will be able to move to Osaka.
I love shopping in Japan! Already found the closest konbini and 100 yen shoppu. I've already lost count how many times did i get lost on the streets, cause it's so hard to find the right address! But luckily it turns out that my Japanese is not that bad and people are nice so I guess I'll be fine. I thought it's still the rainy season but from what I hear there wasn't much rain this year in Kyoto.
Why does it have to be so hot and humid here? And why doesn't my mobile work in Japan?
Right now I'm near Karasume Street (one of the main streets of the city), just on the opposite side of the streets from Starbucks (yeah, they're here too! not that I care 'cause I don't drink coffee anyway :P) and I'll take a walk around the neighborhood.
Ja ne!
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The place is neat and very tastefully furnished and decorated. The staff is always polite and approach you with a smile. The organization of the place is admirable with a different menu every couple of hours.
I do realize that all of that could be said about most of modern Japanese tee houses or coffee shops but I mean every single word of this review. What is different about Iyemon Salon is that it's also cool while being stylish :)
The food is always magnificently decorated and there is a long list of season specials to choose from. World classics cooked in a Japanese fashion - something very interesting and worth trying.
I loved the deserts and would highly recommend them! I think I tried every single one of them and always found them to my liking.
Iyemon salon is probably not a good choice if you're vegan. Also, I'm not sure if the staff speaks good English. The place might seem expensive but when we think of Japanese prices and salaries in general, standard of this tea house and the quality of the service provided - it is worth it.
As a bonus: every customer can use the computers by the entrance for free (internet connection available).
