We slept about 9 hours last night and have already adjusted to Japan time.
Lots of interesting options at the buffet breakfast. We've decided that we need to start a list of all the new foods we've tried. Seaweed butter for example.
We were not crazy about the Matcha muffins. Kinda tasted like chalk. I also don't understand why egg yolks are orange outside of the USA.
After breakfast, we met our guide Naoya for a full day tour of Kyoto. Naoya is a member of the Good Samaritan Club. The club is comprised of university students who give tours in exchange for a chance to practice their English. Henry gave Naoya Bridgewater Fire Department T-Shirts and Shepaug baseball hats as gifts as the members do not accept payment for their services.
Our first stop was the Kennin-ji Temple which is the oldest Zen temple in Kyoto. The highlight is the water breathing dragon painted on the ceiling of the temple.
We had to take our shoes off to enter the first building but then when you walk between buildings they give you these ridiculous red slippers to wear. Mine kept falling off.
After the temple, we walked through old town and browsed in some of the tourist shops. Lots of wild stuff for sale in the shops. We are definitely not in Kansas anymore.
The highlight of the day was lunch. Wagyu beef and various other Japanese side dishes. I tried everything but the mushrooms. I did not like everything. Henry is quite adventurous and tried everything too.
This grey stuff was some kind of fish. Pickles are also a popular item in Kyoto.
After lunch, we took the train to the bamboo forest. The bamboo forest was a bucket list item for me but it turned out to be disappointing. Too crowded and much smaller than I expected. It was really hot and humid and maybe it's the New Yorker in me but I suspect that our guide skipped the more strenuous parts of the forest. He kept asking Henry and I if we were hot or tired and seemed a little disappointed when we said we were neither.
Henry and the Naoya on the train to the bamboo forest.
After the forest, we took the train to Inari Shrine. Inari was my favorite of the day.
At the shrine, we left a wish for Butch's ear problem to get better.
Back at the hotel, early evening snack in the bar. That's a Japanese omelet sandwich. Henry had cheese encrusted fried chicken.
For dinner, we plan to head back to Kyoto station to visit the Ramen street.
Lots of interesting options at the buffet breakfast. We've decided that we need to start a list of all the new foods we've tried. Seaweed butter for example.
We were not crazy about the Matcha muffins. Kinda tasted like chalk. I also don't understand why egg yolks are orange outside of the USA.
After breakfast, we met our guide Naoya for a full day tour of Kyoto. Naoya is a member of the Good Samaritan Club. The club is comprised of university students who give tours in exchange for a chance to practice their English. Henry gave Naoya Bridgewater Fire Department T-Shirts and Shepaug baseball hats as gifts as the members do not accept payment for their services.
Our first stop was the Kennin-ji Temple which is the oldest Zen temple in Kyoto. The highlight is the water breathing dragon painted on the ceiling of the temple.
We had to take our shoes off to enter the first building but then when you walk between buildings they give you these ridiculous red slippers to wear. Mine kept falling off.
After the temple, we walked through old town and browsed in some of the tourist shops. Lots of wild stuff for sale in the shops. We are definitely not in Kansas anymore.
The highlight of the day was lunch. Wagyu beef and various other Japanese side dishes. I tried everything but the mushrooms. I did not like everything. Henry is quite adventurous and tried everything too.
This grey stuff was some kind of fish. Pickles are also a popular item in Kyoto.
After lunch, we took the train to the bamboo forest. The bamboo forest was a bucket list item for me but it turned out to be disappointing. Too crowded and much smaller than I expected. It was really hot and humid and maybe it's the New Yorker in me but I suspect that our guide skipped the more strenuous parts of the forest. He kept asking Henry and I if we were hot or tired and seemed a little disappointed when we said we were neither.
Henry and the Naoya on the train to the bamboo forest.
After the forest, we took the train to Inari Shrine. Inari was my favorite of the day.
At the shrine, we left a wish for Butch's ear problem to get better.
Back at the hotel, early evening snack in the bar. That's a Japanese omelet sandwich. Henry had cheese encrusted fried chicken.
For dinner, we plan to head back to Kyoto station to visit the Ramen street.
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