AKJ_Kyoto

It's going to be some effort to condense my weekend trip to Kyoto into one post, but I think the photos of the trip are probably the most important thing to give a sense of Kyoto, so I'll try to use photos rather than words!

The itinerary included:
   - Nara Daibutsu (not actually in Kyoto)
   - Kiyomizu Dera
   - Kinkaku-ji
   - Fushimi Inari 
   - Arashiyama
   - Yastuhashi (popular food) making
   - Etsuke cup painting

Enjoy!

 
Daibutsu (Giant Buddha)

 Making friends with the locals

 I felt like kind of an idiot standing there like that, but it did make for a good photo, I suppose...

Kiyomizu Dera

The Japanese Girls in the group bought fortunes...

 Kinkaku-ji

Fushimi Inari

I went here with my mother and sister, separate to the group...

 

 Arashiyama 

It was so hot that day - pulling a human powered carriage would have been hard work!

Yatsuhashi

I didn't make these ones, sadly...but these flavours are interesting...Yatsuhashi is everywhere in Kyoto...I don't know how I missed it when I was there a few years ago..

Etsuke

 My not particularly impressive effort at Kamui from the Manga Gintama.



Other
 

Our Washoku meals were impressive. The one just above was breakfast. I would be hard pressed to tell you what half of it was, but it tasted good...

 The Chinese girls got a bit obsessed with their image making app...it's not a bad effort though...



Well, that's it for photo dump number one - I hope they are entertaining!