Europe - Germany & Austria - Innsbruck card Analysis #2

innsbruck card analysis		24 HR
	Entrance fees	innsbruck card	Plan to visit & Savings
lden Roof Museum	€ 4,80	€ 0
City Tower	€ 4	€ 0
City Archives / City Museum Innsbruck	€ 3,80	€ 0
Imperial Palace	€ 9	€ 0
Tiroler Volkskunstmuseum	€ 11 (combi)	€ 0
Court Church	€ 7 (single)	€ 0
Museum of Tyrolean Folk Art	€ 11 (combi)	€ 0
Arsenal Museum	€ 11 (combi)	€ 0
Tirol Panorama and Imperial Infantry Museum	€ 11 (combi)	€ 0
Alpine Zoo	€ 10	€ 0	10
Grassmayr Bell Museum & Foundry	€ 8	€ 0
Localbahn Railway Museum	€ 4	€ 0
Bergisel Ski Jump Stadium	€ 9,50	€ 0
Ambras Castle Innsbruck	€ 7	€ 0
Swarovski Crystal Worlds	€ 19	€ 0	19
Swarovski Shuttlebus	€ 9,50	€ 0
Audioversum Science Center	€ 9	€ 0
Galerie im Taxispalais	€ 4	€ 0
Burg Hasegg / Hall Mint Museum	€ 8	€ 0
Per Pedes City Walks	€ 12	€ 0
Per Pedes City Walks Imperial	€ 15	€ 0
Cable cars and lifts
Innsbrucker Nordkettenbahnen cable cars (Ibk-Hafelekar-Ibk)	€ 33	€ 0	33
Patscherkofelbahn cable car	€ 21,50	€ 0
Muttereralm cable car	€ 16,50	€ 0
Axamer Lizum cable car	€ 17	€ 0
Glungezerbahn cable car	€ 19	€ 0
Oberperfuss Rangger Köpfl cable car	€ 13	€ 0
DreiSeenBahn Kühtai cable car	€ 15	€ 0
Public transport
Sightseer Innsbruck & 24 hour ticket for IVB transport routes	€ 15	€ 0
Total		39	62

Savings of 23euro.

Asia - Japan - Osaka & Kyoto & Nara #Day 6

6th Day	28/10/2017, Saturday
	Nara	Destination	Duration	Cost/pax
MORNING	Osaka-Namba Station
	Walk 9mins to Nishi-Umeda Station - Yotsubashi Line - Namba Station (7mins)		16mins	¥230
	From Namba Station: Walk to Osaka-Namba Station	Osaka-Namba	4 mins
	Nara
	From Osaka-Namba Station: Kintetsu Nara Line Rapid Exp. for KINTETSUNARA	Kintetsu-Nara	38 mins	¥560
	Nara Park
	5-min away from Kintetsu-Nara Station. Established in 1880, it is the location of many of Nara's main attractions including Todaiji, Kasuga Taisha, Kofukuji and the Nara National Museum. The park is home to hundreds of freely roaming deer.
	Isui-en Garden & Yoshiki-en
	Use the underground crossings to get to the northeast corner of the Nobori-oji/Route 169. Walk from there to Isui-en Garden. If you have time, pop into the free and excellent Yoshiki-en next door.
	Todai-ji Temple
	Walk from Isui-en along the backstreets to Todai-ji Temple. Before entering the Daibutsu-den Hall to see the Great Buddha (Daibutsu), walk a little south to check out the Nandai-mon Gate, that lies a few hundred meters east of the Daibutsu-den, and once inside the Daibutsu-den, be sure to circle around the back and check out the pillar with the hole in the middle. Children who can squeeze through it are said to be assured of enlightenment.
	Nigatsu-do Hall
	Walk along the east wall of the Daibutsu-den and then go up the path that turns up to the right just past the small pond to reach Nigatsu-do Hall.
AFTERNOON	Walk in the direction of the base of Wakakusa-yama.
	Kasuga-Taisha Shrine
	Follow the narrow pathways through the forest to Kasuga-Taisha Shrine.
	Follow the main path from Kasuga-Taisha all the way west until you reach Kofuku-ji Temple. If you haven’t eaten lunch yet, you’ll find lots of place in the shopping streets nearby (in Downtown Naraand Naramachi)
	In the afternoon, make a loop south through Naramachi, checking out Sarusawa-no-ike Pond, Koshi-no-Ie and the shops and galleries of the area.
	Return to your lodgings or one of the main train stations.			¥790
last day	29/10/2017, Sunday
	Kansai International Airport	Destination	Duration	Cost/pax
	Oct 29 MH53 KIX 9:55 AM - KUL 4:10 PM
545	Take taxi from Air BnB to Osaka Station			¥2,000	RM80.00
0612 -0720	Osaka Station - Osaka Loop Line 関空快速Kansai-Airport Platform 1 -		68mins	¥1,190	RM47.60

Asia - Japan - Osaka & Kyoto & Nara #Day 5

KYOTO
			RM:YEN	¥1	0.04
5th	27-Oct
	Fushimi Inari Temple Sightseeing & Downtown Kyoto
	AirBnB walk to Umeda Station	Umeda Station	14mins	¥240	RM9.60
	Hankyu-Kyoto LineLimited Express Kawaramachi		44mins	HANKYU TOURIST PASS
MORNING	Fushimi Inari
	From Kujo Kintetsu Mae Eastbound bus stop: City Bus 207 (Northeast bound)	Tofukuji	12 mins	City Bus Pass
	From Tofukuji bus stop walk towards Tofukuji Station	Tofukuji Station	6 mins	City Bus Pass
	From Tofukuji Station: Keihan Line (for Yodoyabashi) Sub-Express	Fushimi Inari	7 mins	¥150
TEA	Vermillion Café  charming cafe when you make your way down from Fushimi Inari Taisha. Japan, 〒612-0805 Kyōto-fu, Kyōto-shi, Fushimi-ku, Fukakusa Kaidoguchichō, 5−31 Monday - Friday : 10am - 515pm; Saturday - Sunday : 9am - 515pm
	Option:
	Teramachi Kyōgoku Shōtengai (shopping arcade)
	From Fushimi Inari Station: Keihan Line (for Demachiyanagi) Sub-Express	Sanjo	10 mins	¥210
	From Sanjo Dori, walk towards Teramachi Kyōgoku Shōtengai (South Entrance)	Teramachi Kyōgoku Shōtengai
LUNCH	Can try all the food near Gion-Shijo station. From Gion-Shijo to Pontocho Alley just 3 mins walk
EVENING	Pontocho Alley
	One of four hanamachi in Kyoto other than Gion to spot geishas. It runs parallel to the west bank of the Kamo-gawa River between Sanjo and Shijo. It’s lined with traditional shops and restaurants, and no cars, modern buildings or gaudy signs are allowed.
	From Teramachi dori: Walk to Kawarimachi Sanjo bus stop (Southbound)	Kawaramachi Sanjo	4 mins
	From Kawaramachi Sanjo bus stop: City Bus 37 (Northbound)	Shijo Keihan Mae	5 mins	City Bus Pass
	From Shijo Keihan Mae: Walk to Pontocho Dori	Pontocho Alley	3 mins
	(consider walking from Teramachi dori to Pontocho Dori?)
	AirBnB walk to Umeda Station	Umeda Station	14mins	¥240	RM9.60
	Hankyu-Kyoto LineLimited Express Kawaramachi		44mins	HANKYU TOURIST PASS
				¥7,440

Asia - Japan - Osaka & Kyoto & Nara #Day 4

KYOTO
			RM:YEN	¥1	0.04
4th Day	26-Oct
	Arashiyama & Kinkakuji Temple Sightseeing	Destination	Duration	Cost/pax
	AirBnB walk to Umeda Station	Umeda Station	14mins	¥240	RM9.60
	Hankyu-Kyoto LineLimited Express Kawaramachi		44mins	HANKYU TOURIST PASS
MORNING	Arashiyama
	From Kujo Kintetsu Mae bus stop (Eastbound): City Bus 19, 71, 78	Kyoto Station
	Purchase unlimited one-day Kyoto City bus pass
Bus	From Kyoto St. bus stop (Stand D3): City Bus 28	Arashiyama-Tenryuji-mae	44 mins
Train	From Kyoto Station: Take the JR Sagano/San-in Line (Track no 31-33)	Saga-Arashiyama Station	12 mins	¥240
	Start this walk from Randen (Keifuku) Arashiyama Stn. The station is an attraction in itself. There are a number of shops selling traditional sweets and
	Enter the main gate of the superb Tenryu-ji Temple and explore the temple	Tenryu-ji Temple		¥600
	Walk uphill and through the garden to reach the north exit of Tenryu-ji Temple. Take a left outside the exit and walk uphill	Arashiyama Bamboo Grove
	Walk uphill through the Arashiyama Bamboo Grove and when you reach the top of the hill and the road, look across the road and to the right a bit and you will see a small hut.	Okochi-Sanso Villa
	Leave Okochi-Sanso Villa and take a left onto the main sightseeing road, heading north. Go downhill and pass a pond on your left. The route here goes past a string of temples: Jojakko-ji Temple, Nison-in Temple, Takiguchi-dera Temple and Gio-ji Temple. Soon after passing Jojakko-ji Temple, you’ll see the quaint thatched-roof Rakushisha Poet’s hut, which belonged to a disciple of the famed haiku poet Matsuo Basho.	Gio-ji Temple
	After visiting the temple, return to the main route and continue northwest. You’ll pass several shops and a few restaurants. After about 250 meters, you’ll see the steps leading up to Adashino-Nembutsu-ji Temple on your left. Walk north from Adashino-Nembutsu-ji Temple and you’ll soon get to the bright orange Atago Torii, a lovely Shinto shrine gate.	Atago Torii
	Walk up the stone steps on the left, just before the highway overpass, to catch bus No 62 or 72 back to Arashiyama
LUNCH	Unagiya Hirokawa – a famous and perpetually packed unaju specialty house just across the road from Tenryuji. Be prepared to wait for at least 30 minutes on good days, and do note that the restaurant imposes a minimum order of one main course per diner. Unagi
AFTERNOON TO EVENING	Kinkakuji Temple (Golden Pavillion)
	Option 1: Taxi from Arashiyama			¥2,000	RM80.00
	Option 2: Bus from Arashiyama
	From Arashiyama-Tenryuji-mae bus stop: City Bus 11 (Northbound)	Yamagoe Nakacho	11 min	City Bus Pass
	From Yamagoe Nakacho, walk for 5 mins to Yamagoe bus stop: City Bus 59 (Eastbound)	Kinkakuji-mae	18 mins	City Bus Pass
	From Kinkakuji Temple, walk to Kinkakuji Michi bus stop	Kinkakuji Michi	3 mins	Walk
	From Kinkakuji Michi Bus Stop: City Bus 205 (Southbound)	Kyoto Station	41 mins	City Bus Pass
LATE EVENING	AirBnB walk to Umeda Station	Umeda Station	14mins	¥240	RM9.60
	Hankyu-Kyoto LineLimited Express Kawaramachi		44mins	HANKYU TOURIST PASS

Asia - Japan - Osaka & Kyoto & Nara #Day 3

OSAKA	Sun, 22 Oct 2017 -  Sun, 29 Oct 2017
			RM:YEN	¥1	0.04
3rd Day	Wed, 25 Oct 2017
	Universal Studio Osaka	Destination	Duration	Cost/pax
MORNING	Universal Studio Osaka
	From OSAKA Station:Osaka Loop Line-Sakurajima - Universal-City Station		30mins	¥180	RM7.20
				¥180	RM7.20
	Special discount 500 Yen during birthday mth
	http://www.travelinboots.com/japan/osaka/guide-to-universal-studios-japan/
	Buy in advance via Malaysia agent:
	https://www.usj.co.jp/e/travel/			¥7,600	RM304.00
	1st thing to do: Go to Central Park for Timed Entry Tickets to The Wizarding World of Harry Potter
Dinner	La Shomon (焼肉バル Kobe, Japan) get off the train at Tarumi station, and the restaurant is very close, at the base of the walking street.