Last day and the journey home

The sun had come out for our last day. Before travelling to the airport for our flight home we went for a walk by the river and back to the castle which looked even better in the sun.

These dogwood trees are as pretty as cherry blossom;

We made a bit of a mistake on our train journey to the airport. We couldn't get on to the first train because it was so crowded so waited for the next one. It was a posher train but we got in the unreserved seats carriage so thought all was ok. However the train didn't stop at some stations en route - it was an express. We wondered whether we would get away with it but the conductor came to check tickets. He said our tickets were for the local train only and asked for another 1300 yen. We had used our currency up because of going home and I opened my purse and showed him that we had no cash. He was very nice and suggested we got off at the next stop and waited for the next local train.

So our wonderful trip has ended. Incredible that with 12 flights, numerous bus and train journeys and 21 different accommodations, we only had 1 major blip (the airbnb apartment in Kyoto which we are getting a full refund for). We've seen such different cultures from the chaotic, poverty stricken Cambodia to the ultra civilised Japan. Time to start planning the next trip.....