Our day in Kyoto started with a search for breakfast. Max (my son) told me to be sure to check out the pastry shops. We found a shop by the JR (train) station. It was full of beautiful pastries! Everything from jellyrolls to croissants to savory (meat and cheese) rolls was available.
I chose a roll with some kind of meat, something that looked like cheese but wasn’t, something else that looked like cheese but I think was mayonnaise, and nori (seaweed) strips. No breakfast of mine is complete without coffee, so we found a vending machine that serves hot coffee in a can. Because it is rude to walk around and eat here, we went to wait by our train and eat. It was delicious!
We took the JR to the Golden Pavilion, a very famous temple that is covered in gold! The area is filled with shrines and amazing gardens. Because it was Saturday, the crowds were pretty fierce, but we managed to see a lot, buy a lot, and eat a lot.
From there, we caught a bus to Ryojani (???) shrine, where there is a Zen rock garden (something I have always wanted to see) and the coolest thing here was that a Buddhist monk walked by on his way to some kind of service. I took a short video of this, which is on my MIA hard drive. By the time we were done touring this, we were getting pretty tired and hungry, so we wandered off to find some lunch. That was an amazing experience! See my entry: Mama always said life is like a bento box for this story.
10 comments:
Hi Ms.Doyle! I hope youre having a wonderful time in Japan. The picture of the temple looks beautiful (a perfect computer background).
- Monika M.
o jeez, so many pictures and so many blogs, i deffinetly fell behind. I'm gald you are having fun!!!! i sure am here, in Michigan!!!! just kidding, it's sooo cold here, i'm going to freeze to death, but i'm always cold, so it could be me. anyways, keep blogging i cant wait to hear more about your amazing trip!
That sounds really "delish" as some kids would say. They should make vending machines that serve frappachinos! They would probably make a lot of money. The temple is amazing!
-Matt C.
I think its "Ryoanji" btw. But yeah, good job getting pastries! They love mayonnaise, so its a safe bet that 50% of their food has mayo in it.
that sure sounds yummy! i wish i was there, instead of being stuck at school!
-gina g.
Hey Ms.Doyle! I miss you! Japan looks like a lot of fun! Looking at all teh food makes me hungry! Keep adding pictures.
-Zaynab M.
hi it is Nikki k. i hope you are having so much fun!!! things are great here! Mr. johnson is awesome! that picture is beautiful the one w/ the temple on the water!!!! bring me back some of that food!!!! LOL! i really miss you!!! have a safe trip home!!! BYE!! - Nikki k. P.S- keep adding lots more pictures!!! have fun!!! this e- mail will be from lyss0409@sbcglobal.net (my mom's e-mail) but it is nikki
ohhh....the pastries look sooo yummy!!! i wanna eat some!!
that temple is SO beautiful, i love how they have all those lovely buildings on the edge of water. Its so picteresque!
i cant wait to see the pix of the Zen garden...and whatever the name of that temple is, its a cool name!
well, i have to go now, Im writing this just a little bit before we leave. So, bye! Miss/Luv u!
Hello Ms. Doyle. How is your time in Japan? Once I saw the picture of the golden Pavilion, I though there was no way that could be made out of real gold. is the building made out of real gold, of is it some sort of fake gold?
I am excited to hear about the rest of your trip once you get back
Kyle
can't wait when you get back!
-gina g.
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