雨が上がり また歩き出す 昨日と少し 違う気持ちで
Hey 全てに意味があるさ
The rain stops and we start walking again, feeling slightly different than yesterday
Hey Everything has a meaning
Day
8, April 15th: The Handsome Kyoto
We
set off to go to Inari first via the Nara Line & took pictures at the Fushimi
Inari Shrine (Stop at Inari Station).
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| Out of the train station and you'll see this |
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| At the entrance |
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| The Map |
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| I think by the end of the whole trip, we were pretty good with selfies XD |
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| Watching the students prayed for their success |
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| The must-picture under the Tori gates! |
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| Souvenir-shopping on the way back |
Of course, we didn’t climb all the way up to the main shrine, but head to Kyoto soon
afterwards instead. Honestly for Kyoto you will need maybe 2 to 3 days to
actually cover the whole city and appreciate the beauty of it. One day trip to
Kyoto didn’t do a justice, although I have to say, even with 1 day trip, it’s SO BEAUTIFUL! And my dream of visiting this place was finally realized! :D Thankfully it did not rain!
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| Kyoto Station |
We bought Kyoto 1-day Bus card and Kyoto Subway 1-day card. Took the
bus from Kyoto station and stopped at Kiyomizu-michi stop then walked to the temple. I have to say,
after days of travelling, going up-hill was VERY challenging... But when we
were nearing the temple, it was just sooooo pretty! The roads, buildings and everything!
There were lots of girls walking around Yukata and they were all so gorgeous! You
can rent the Yukata for the whole day.
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| The uphill slope going to the temple, with souvenir shops at the sides |
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| Upon reaching the temple |
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| View from above ♥ |
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| Underneath the sakura tree |
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| Part of the temple area |
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| Another street to go up/down the temple |
Honestly, pictures don’t do justice Kyoto's beauty. We even got a picture with the geishas!!
From
the temple, we walked to Maruyama Park and then took the bus to Higashiyama
station to board the train to Teramachi Street and Nishiki market, bought some
oden-on-a-stick and strawberries.
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| Walking to find Teramachi Street only to find out that we were walking towards the opposite side.... |
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| But since the scenery was picturesque we didn't mind much XP |
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| And finally we found it, YATTA! |
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| And a kind local took photo for us, he greeted us in Indonesian language, he was working there for quite a number of years apparently :) |
We then split into two groups- Zeze and Sham went to meet Sham’s friend, and the rest of us headed to Kinkakuji before rushing to Gion for Miyako Odori to watch the Geisha performance. The journey to Kinkakuji surprisingly took longer than anticipated, we were late 20 minutes and to be honest, we didn’t think that they would let us in... but they did! Although half of the time I had no clue what the exactly performance was all about, we sort of could guess the rough plot in a few of the performances..
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| Kinkakuji |
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| In front of the theatre |
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| The entrance |
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| Walking back to the station |
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| Miyako Odori sign along the way |
Met
up with Zeze and Sham at Kyoto station before heading back to Osaka. Tonight,
we decided to dine at one of the halal-friendly restaurant suggested in the pamphlet taken at the Osaka
station. We went to a tempura restaurant and the hostess taught us how to properly eat the tempura- it
was yummy indeed, freshly cooked tempura that the cook brought to us himself
^.^v
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| Waiting for the Shinkansen |
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| And it's here! |
Next: Arashi! Arashi! For~ Dreeeaaaammm~! Errr... I mean.... Arashiyama & Nara XD
