We're in Southern Higashiyama
And it's so humid today
So we've got this kakigori
Looks so good!
I've got melon and Phil's got lemon
That kakigori was exactly what we needed
It was so good in the humidity
Here we are at Kiyomizudera
Which is one of the main temples in Kyoto
And it's so busy
And touristy
I've got a feeling that most of the main areas in Kyoto are going to be like this
But it is still really pretty
Even though it's raining
And it's really nice to see so many people dressed up in their yukata
And they're all posing for photos in the temple
So busy!
There's so many shops where you can rent a kimono or a yukata
Like this one
Which I guess is what a lot of these people have done
If you want to wear one
You can come up and they help you get ready
And lots of them say you don't need appointments
Or you can book beforehand
Pretty cute!
And everything in the shop is cats!
You can see the mountains to the east of Kyoto
We've just walked along Ninnenzakka and Sannenzakka
Which are the really famous, touristy old streets
And now we've come off the main section
Into another road
And it's so much quieter
And so much more pleasant to walk along
This is more what I was hoping for from the old streets
You can see everything, without being in a big crowd of people all the time
And look at the old buildings
So many temples
It says touch the Buddha statues to earn merit
Touch them to get points
We've just been for curry udon and normal udon
At this restaurant called Mimikou
Which is really good because it had vegetarian curry udon
Looks good!
Look at the steam rising
Steaming!
And here's Phils:
What was yours?
Beef udon
Not curry udon?Just normal udon.
It's my first time having curry udon
I'm so happy they had a vegetarian one.
It's Candy Show Time!
Look at these candy floss drinks
It's a lot of sugar!
We'd just gone into a metro station
And we saw a big poster for the Sanrio store
So we've come to find it