Sunday, March 8, 2015

Kyoto 4

Walking around Gion

Parfait shop
The garden next to the parfait shop
Rainy day
Three jizo
Stairs to Kodai-ji
Ryozen Kannon
Street senbei, still warm! The senbei shop is in the background.
Stairs ti Kiyomizu-dera
Scaffolding at Kiyomizu-dera...
View from Kiyomizu-dera
Thinking of Betty!

 

Kyoto 3

Sakanoue Ryokan

Sakanoue is on this street
View from our room
Breakfast the first morning
Tofu the first morning
Many little things
Ganmodoki and agedashi tofu, second day's breakfast

 

 

Kyoto 2

We stayed at Sakanoue ryokan in the Gion for nights 3 & 4.

Abura soba for lunch
Gion
Many people rent kimonos to walk around Gion
Sweet potato wedges
Oishi!
Gion
Maruyama Park Hanatouro 2015
Lanterns and lights at Maruyama Park
Hanatouro is a special time when shrines open at night, lanterns light walkways, beautiful large flower arrangements are displayed
Street food at Yasaka Shrine
Yasaka Shrine
Shijo Dori

 

 

Kyoto 1

A four-day trip to Kyoto with firstofmany

My Fuji view from the Shinkansen
Shunkoin Temple
Shunkoin Temple lodging, so nice!
Shunkoin entrance gate
Hanazono train platform
Shibori tie-die workshop
My shibori is ready to be dyed
The reveal!
Kitchen RakuRaku owner chef
The chef serves a variety of deliciousness at the bar
Great music playing at the bar

 

Monday, March 2, 2015

March 2

Ochazuke, and in the background leftover simmered tara (Pacific cod) and picked plums

 

And look who's joined us here!