Good morning!
Today's our last little bit of time in Kyoto
Later we're going to get the bullet train
From Kyoto to Tokyo
But before we go
We just had to go and see Gion
And I'm really hoping we can spot a geisha
But I'm not sure if we'll be able to
Because it's late afternoon / midday
Not sure if they'll be around at this time
We were going to look around Gion last night
But it was raining too much
So we didn't then.
We're just walking along the Kamogawa River at the moment
It's a lot nicer now than the other day
In the sunshine
And it's really warm
We're going to find somewhere to stop and have our breakfast
Kamo means duck
And gawa means river
So maybe it means duck river?
I really like the look of all these old streets
They're really quiet and
The aesthetic of the traditional Japanese houses
With all the wood
And they all look really closed off
So you can't see what's going on inside
Look this house has got a tree growing in it!
We haven't seen any geisha yet
I don't think we really will
But we saw a sign saying:
No hanging around waiting for geisha
And be respectful towards them
Even along here there's vending machines
But they are traditional style
We're going to cross over to
Another section of Gion
Where apparently there's "the loveliest street in the whole of Asia"
Here we are! It's the loveliest street in Asia
And it's off to a good start
Well we didn't see any geisha
But we did see a lot of people dressed up in kimono and yukata
Who looked amazing
And a little girl dressed in a yukata who looked really cute
I just love the colours on the yukata
They look really good
I really enjoyed looking round Gion
This was more what I wanted to see from the old streets of Kyoto
Than what we saw the other day
In Southern Higashiyama
It was a lot less crowded and touristy
So it had a lot more atmosphere
Now we're going to go back, pick up our bags
And get the bullet train to Tokyo