Mom & Dad Visit: Day 2

Mom and Dad had barely been in the country for 24 hours and we had a full day planned for Day #2. We headed south along the coast to Miyajima Island. A famous sightseeing spot for the floating torii gate and beautiful views.

We spent almost the entire day at the island: checking out the torii gate, the shrine, Mount Misen and the torii gate again at low tide. We weren't exactly expecting to hike up an entire mountain, but when we realized the cable car only took you part way, we had to hike a bit further to check out the view.

It was definitely worth it!

Last time that Glenn and I had been at Miyajima, it was high tide and we weren't there long enough to see the tide go out. It really gave a perspective just how BIG the torii gates are! After a long, hot, sweaty day at Miyajima, we headed back to the hotel, grabbed our bags and hopped on the train for our next stop- Kyoto!