We’re now in Kyoto. Tracie sums up our feelings about the Hotel Granvia with one word: home. She uttered this monosyllable just after one of the cadre of impeccably polite, uniformed young women showed us to our room (thanking us three times for waiting, once for the elevator’s arrival, once for its ascent, and once for her to open the door), gave us our keys (which are disposable electronic cards), explained our breakfast coupons and choices, wished us a pleasant stay, bowed at least twice, became all smiley and bowed several more times after we mentioned that this was our second stay, and departed. On the desk I found a small greeting card addressed to Tracie. It was printed with text welcoming us and telling us that the hotel will do everything they can to make our stay pleasant, and it was hand-signed by the general manager. We love this place. It is indeed our home away from home.
As expected, there is a high-speed ‘net connection right here in the room. I’ll start uploading photos this evening (it’s currently 1:10PM local time). Before that, though, we’ll settle in and poke around Kyoto Station a bit. There’s a Special Curry Donut waiting for me.
