Our full day in Kyoto was quite different from our time in Hiroshima. Joe and I had visited Kyoto in December with my parents, and took a full day sight-seeing tour. We sent Laura & Greg on this tour and Joe and I went to Nara (they really old capital of Japan). But that post will come later!
We met up with Laura & Greg at the end of their tour at Kiyomizu-dera temple and then walked to Pontocho for dinner.
As it turns out, Kiyomizu-dera is just as beautiful in the fall as it is in the spring!
On the way to dinner, we walked through Matsubara dori, a charming street filled with shops, restaurants and a cozy feeling in Japan.
Our second day in Kyoto was a half day, as we needed to get to Tokyo. We had one last morning excursion in Kyoto - a walk on the Philosopher's Path and a tour of Ginkaku-ji temple. Joe had walked the Philosopher's Path last December by himself; my father and I joined him for a part of it. It was really wonderful to walk the entire path.
At the end of the path was Ginkaku-ji. A lovely temple surrounded by even lovelier gardens.
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| A beautiful, but unusual rock garden. |
While waiting for Joe, Laura & Greg to finish the tour route, I was befriended by a group of Japanese junior high students. Their teacher tried to explain that they wanted to practice their English with me. They got out their notebooks and each took a turn asking me questions about where I was from, did I like Japan, what foods I liked and where we were going. It was fun!
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