Rolando & Mary are ready for the train segment to Kyoto
We arrived in Kyoto in early evening, near Heianjingu Shrine
PAX Team and Directors stayed at the Kyoto Traveller's Inn near the Art Museum of Kyoto and within walking distance of dozens of shrines and temples.
Doorway
Night riding in Kyoto - one of the few helmets that we have seen.
Maggie, Mary, Sarah and Kent first outing in Kyoto
Emi, Maggie, Mary
Overhead
Order behind the counter
Sarah, Mary, Emi and Maggie outside eatery
Early morning at Heianjingu Shrine
Written personal prayers in morning light at the shrine
Open for guests
Staying cool at Nanzenji Temple with fans and kasas (umbrellas)
Water landscape near Nanzenji Temple
Sculptured roof lines
Sarah rests by the water
East of Nanzenji there is a road up a mountain.....
....where there are stops along the way.
Water poetry
with a Waterfall ahead
A mountain stairway to a shrine tucked in a cave
Candles burn in the mountain cave during the day.
Spiders at work
Near the Golden Pavilion there is a large Lily Pond
Golden Pavilion view
Lake side view of Golden Pavilion
Break time for the young visitors
View of arched bridge across from Lotus pond
Mary and Emi smile for the photographer
Light, shadows and silouettes on tatami
Boat docked on Lotus lake
Centuries of use
View of Kamo River in Kyoto
Cooling off in the Komo
Walkway through the Komo
Taxi waiting
One Entrance to the Nishiki Market -another world within Kyoto
Pickling beds with fresh summer crops
For those doing price comparisons - 120 YEN equals a U.S Dollar. Yes, fresh fruit is pricey in Japan
Fresh from the surrounding seas and ocean
Some of the Nishiki market stalls appear the same as many years ago
Bountiful choices and many shoppers
Lost in conversation at Nishiki -“you don't mean that....?”
“Well, if that is true, then I would.....”
Ready to serve on a stick
Ready for a vase or a gift for someone special
A variety of Ginger
Dessert Break
Fresh
Clams and Shellfish
Stay cool with a classey fan
New Japanese display
Choices - Service
Refreshing bucket filling on a hot day
Dusk in Kyoto's Gion District
Yes, the name Kento's was part of the attraction - the food downstairs was wonderful but did not include live Oldies Music
Sarah, Emi's Brother and Mary at Kento's
Rolando is ready to order
Maggie in Boy Scout 58 uniform with Emi ready for food and perhaps rest
Mary and Maggie share the last PAX Team eating out experience
Date night in Kyoto's Gion District- where the old and the younger generation become one.
Window Shopping at night
Night time strollers stop for mediation and rituals
Lantern details
Rituals at a Shrine
Emi's Dad in the Lobby of Travellers Lodge with Kent & Sarah
Emi says we are ready to see you off - she, her brother and Dad spent another four days exploring Kyoto
Kyoto Station - going and coming by train
Kyoto Station - another city inside of a city
Contrary to rumors that the Japanese do not enjoy sweets-the station bakery is full of choices
and many fruits, berries and delights and....
.....so many more. Many foods and bakery gifts are sold at the station for presents for friends and hosts at the arrival destinations.
Shinkansen from Kyoto to Hiroshima Station - 1 hour and 45 minutes with only three stops. Leaves to the minute, arrives to the minute. Three other PAX Team members headed to KIX (Kansai International Airport in Osaka) and flew back to their U.S homes while Emi explored Kyoto with family.
