Saturday, May 23, 2015

Kyoto

Mom made it back to Taipei, and we decided to continue our adventure by jetting off to Japan.  Our original plan was to visit Tokyo, but ticket prices and availability were not in our favor.  After a little research we decided on Kyoto, which turned out to be the perfect choice.  I fell in love with the city, and was awestruck by some of the sights.  The trip started off a little rough.  We waited about an hour and a half to get through immigration, all while fighting the hoards of people trying to cut in front of us.  We finally made it out of the airport, and after a little confusion got onto the standing room train. The craziness continued when we made it into the city about two hours later, but with some help from the locals made it to our hotel.  

Some highlights of our trip included Arashiyama, where we saw wild monkeys and a bamboo forest, Tenryuji Temple, Ryoanji Temple, Kinkakjui Temple, Fushimi Inari TaishaKiyomizu-dera Temple, Yasaka Shrine, and Nishiki Market.  Not a bad number to squeeze into a long weekend!  Here are some photos from the weekend.  
















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