I had some time on my hands, so I decided to wrap this business up right quick. Here, therefore, is the last installment of the Kyoto trip! Enjoy! March 29, Saturday It was back to Gion this day with Kodai-ji Temple as our first stop after lunch. This place also had a giant Buddha, made of stone. The surrounding scenery was much better, though. I made sure to get lots of shots. Then we walked through the streets of Gion and got some interesting ice cream at a restaurant. Liz had some soft serve. Lauren and Aimee had some sakura ice cream, and I had a really wonderful bowl of crazy that included soybean ice cream (kinda like peanut butter, but not as strong and more awesome), vanilla ice cream, sweet red beans, balls of mochi,
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