Whirlwind four days in Kyoto

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October 26th 2014

Published: October 26th 2014

Hi all. First, if you read my first Japan post and there were no pics, I resolved the issue and have attached pics. No new ones but if there were none, there are now. Okay, on to the good stuff... Kyoto is a very cool city. A wonderful blend of modern but still holds on to the history, a nice change of pace. It is one of those types of cities where you could wander for hours (and I have) and you ... Read Full Entry

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Bamboo forest

Ponto Cho

A street in Kyoto, hard to capture the mood but it was like a hundred years ago.

Golden Pavillion

Me at the Golden Pavillion

I think this was a funeral

Walking along on Sunday and saw this procession. I think it's a funeral. There was a man leading the group, walking backwards dragging a long bamboo stalk on the ground. It was all very interesting, even other Japanese walking by stopped and took pictures.

Another of the procession

Nijo-jo

Kyoto castle

Nijo-jo

I loved the colors of the wood

McD's got nothing on MOSBurger

Yes, it's MOSBurger, all one word. And what a great breakfast, a scrambled egg sandwiched between two pressed rice 'buns' with soy sauce. Yes, I ate there twice...

Tommy Lee Jones pimping Boss

Who wouldn't want to buy a drink from the grumpiest looking man on the planet?

Don't know who Pocari is....

but I'm pretty sure I don't want his sweat. Also, I tried one of the drinks, completely all in Japanese, no idea what it was and it tasted like feet. I'm now sticking to what I'm pretty sure is in the bottle...

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