room
The first morning in Kyoto I woke up to this view from my futon, the shoji screen with light leaking through, and the clothes frame with a yukata (house robe) on it
room
Morning light in our room
palacecorner
We picked up our permission slips from the Imperial Household Office, and then walked along the Old Imperial Palace to get to the other side of the park
nobleshouse
At the corner of the Old Imperial Palace grounds, we found this noble's house that was open for tours, one of the few buildings in which we were allowed to don slippers and walk through
nobleshouse
Inner courtyard of the noble's house
nobleshouse
Inner courtyard of the noble's house
roof
Gutter support on the noble's house
bell
A bell house next to the noble's house
corner
A roof corner
gion
The little canal we walked over to get to the tempura restaurant
gion
The canal next to the tempura restaurant
room
Cris in our Kyoto ryokan room, it was pretty small
room
The other part of our ryokan room, futons piled to the left, miniscule balcony (that opened onto another wall) at the back
room
Calligraphy in our ryokan room
room
Signs up in the corner of our room
room
Hanging stuff up in our room
street
Cris on the street outside of our ryokan
street
Looking the other way down the street of our ryokan
kyotoeki
The Kyoto train station, from where we ate breakfast at Cafe du Monde
kyotoeki
The Kyoto train station, from Cafe du Monde
bikes
Bikes leaning against a wall, as we left the Shugakuin villa
bikes
Bikes leaning against a wall, as we left the Shugakuin villa
street
Main shopping area, Shijo-dori, a lot of bus routes ran down this street, and it would take a while to get through.
arcade
Nishiki-dori, a covered pedestrian arcade, crammed full with food stalls and other stores
subway
The reserved seat on the Kyoto subway, I liked the special fabric, and the fact that you're supposed to turn your cell phone to silent when standing near this seat
temple
Outer wall of Hongwan-ji Temple, on the main street we took between our ryokan and Kyoto station
temple
Outer wall of Hongwan-ji Temple
temple
An entrance to Hongwan-ji Temple
temple
Exhibit showing how the roof tiles of Hongwan-ji Temple were arranged
temple
Dragon fountain in the Hongwan-ji Temple precinct
temple
Entryway to Hongwan-ji Temple
temple
Dragon fountain in the Hongwan-ji Temple precinct
temple
Hongwan-ji Temple Founder's Hall
temple
Hongwan-ji Temple entrance
temple
Hongwan-ji Temple bell
temple
Hongwan-ji Temple lamp with Kyoto Tower in the background
subway
These signs directed people to arranged tours
room
Detail on a shoji screen in our ryokan
room
Bamboo support and shelves in our ryokan
plane
The plane that we flew in, from Tokyo to SFO