Deep Fried Cheese, Geishas and the Moon Landing Conspiracy

Read as I now attempt to use the power of story telling to weave these seemingly random headlines into coherent prose. Last night was my last night out in Kyoto and having spent the day sightseeing with friends from the hostel, we headed into the Kyoto district of Gion. The main aim was for beer, food and merriment, but the location was more strategic then that. Gion is the best place to spot Geisha. [If you dont know what that is then wikipedia them]. We didnt spot any, we arrived prehaps 2 hours after the prime time, and it was already dark.

After food, which was like a Japanses savoury pancake with every ingredient in the world in it, we headed towards the bars. At this bar, the drinks flowed with warm and cold sake and Asahi beer on demand. Merriment ensued, especially as we realised we could order small skewerd treats such as fried cheese balls. The conversation flowed as free as the sake, when I commented that the original xbox was more powerful then the supercomputer that "put a man on the moon"

This was picked up on by our American cousin, and a debate raged that varied from the mechanics of engineering in the context of the 9/11 incident to Ahmedjinidad's favourite hollocaust deniers. It was good hearted debating, but the final result was 6v1 in favour of the moon landings being fake. You can work out who believed it.

It was a fitting evening for what was two days spent with fellow travelling souls who made my time in Kyoto, along with others at the hostel. Except for the guy that snored like a freight train. I hate you.