Kyoto
1. Kinkakuji Temple, aka The Golden Pavilion… basically a temple covered with gold
2. I was with my okasan so there was finally someone to take pictures of me… gotta have some good ol’ tourist photos
3. Ryoanji Garden made in 1525, a famous zen garden… pretty cool, very simple, not what I think of when I think “garden”
4. a really old wash basin at Ryoanji, says “I learn only to be contented” on it
5. a French Cafe where we had coffee and cake in the afternoon
6. this is what the table looked like when we sat down for dinner…
7. the garden outside of the restaurant, we sat right beside the glass wall and could look out at it as we ate… pretty nice, I must say
8. my mom (Okasan), myself and my sister Kyoko
9. the restaurant
10. at Kinkakuji I bought a piece of paper with my fortune on it for 100 yen, there are always little fortune vending machines at temples
11. on the way home Kyoko and I convinced Okasan to do purikira with us… haha
12. the back of my keitai (cell), pretty eh?
Posted: February 19th, 2007 under Japan.
Comments: 2
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Comment from bjnc
Time: February 19, 2007, 9:38 am
the atmosphere is so lovely and elegant in some of those pictures, the lighting in the pink-leaf mossy tree…. you have to do some artworks. You look 6 ft tall beside your family… are you wearing the same japanese shoes they are?How about sending us some purikira??
I like the retro checked coat!
Comment from mcc
Time: February 19, 2007, 9:10 pm
your family is gorgeous! nice coat and matching shoes!

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