We went to Kyoto today. Just a 40 minute train ride. Weather was good - sunny and 60s. I think we walked close to 5 miles today, uphill and down. And some of the hills were quite steep. Today was the day for history. We saw plenty of temples and shrines. In between each of them were hundreds of little shops and restaurants. Terri purchased a couple of small things for the house.
The highlight, for me, was a temple that houses over a thousand statues of Kannon. The temple is Sanjusangendo for those that want to google it. The statues are over 750 years old. The are lined up in this long hall. There are also other statues of Buddhist dieties. Unfortunately, no pictures can be taken.
So lots and lots of walking. It will get us prepared for Tokyo Disney in a couple of days. Bullet train to Tokyo tomorrow.
Oh, no pizza today for those keeping score. But we did hit the Hard Rock back in Osaka. At least it was good food.
I haven't mentioned this yet. In Europe, you can find plenty of people that have some level of proficiency in English. Not in Japan. They are as polite as they can be, but communicating is quite the challenge. As we walked up and down the side streets in Kyoto, everything is in Japanese. So finding a public bathroom became a problem. How do you gesture that you need one? Fortunately, we followed some ladies down a small street and find them.
The highlight, for me, was a temple that houses over a thousand statues of Kannon. The temple is Sanjusangendo for those that want to google it. The statues are over 750 years old. The are lined up in this long hall. There are also other statues of Buddhist dieties. Unfortunately, no pictures can be taken.
So lots and lots of walking. It will get us prepared for Tokyo Disney in a couple of days. Bullet train to Tokyo tomorrow.
Oh, no pizza today for those keeping score. But we did hit the Hard Rock back in Osaka. At least it was good food.
I haven't mentioned this yet. In Europe, you can find plenty of people that have some level of proficiency in English. Not in Japan. They are as polite as they can be, but communicating is quite the challenge. As we walked up and down the side streets in Kyoto, everything is in Japanese. So finding a public bathroom became a problem. How do you gesture that you need one? Fortunately, we followed some ladies down a small street and find them.
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Following ladies to the bathroom. Hmmm?
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