Tag: Kyoto

Sunny Sunday in Kyoto!Today I finally got to cross the one item on my 2013 Kyoto trip list that I never got to visit: Fushimi Inari, the famous shinto shrine in the south of Kyoto with thousands of bright red torii gates. Last time I left Fushimi Inari for the last day, but then I… Continue reading Fushimi Inari, Tofukuji

Sleeping on a futon over tatami is GLORIOUS. I don't know what it is about it that hits my "off" switch and instantly puts me in a deep and dreamless slumber. The alarm had to wake me up to a bright, sunny morning!Today's Friday, so I thought it might be wise to go to Kiyomizu-dera,… Continue reading Kiyomizu-dera and Kodai-ji

Today we left our apartment in Tokyo and took the shinkansen to Kyoto! It wasn't one of the really fast ones though, it felt like it had a lot of stops on the way...This time I managed to look out the window and see the scenery change. The landscape began very urban while we were… Continue reading Gion and Pontocho

Today was my last day in Kyoto, so it's been pretty much a day of tying up loose ends. On the one hand, I felt pretty satisfied of having seen the most important landmarks, and on the other, I was a bit tired of temple-hopping (especially as I'm leaving tomorrow to stay at a temple),… Continue reading Last day in Kyoto

Well, this is better! Today it was still cold, but it was sunny and the sky was clear -it was a pleasure to walk all over Kyoto today, and I did!I started my day with a healthy Kyoto-style breakfast, which includes three different types of tofu (a Kyoto specialty, Liza explained), fish, an assortment of… Continue reading Kiyomizu, The Philosopher’s Path, Ginkakuji

What happened?! Yesterday was all sunny and warm and wonderful and today was all gray and rainy and cold and windy and marathonian (more on that in a bit). Can we go back?I had a moment of choice paralysis this morning, when I sat down to draft my itinerary for the day and saw all… Continue reading Kinkakuji, Nijo-jo