kyoto

elise and i went in kyoto to have a walk around, and see what this amazing town had to offer. we found a really great temple, and we got have a peek inside while a service was going on. we then went to a really beautiful garden in center of town, that was very quiet, green and lush. there's some great photos that i'll let speak for themselves.
nj (who had a bad experience in rainy kyoto the day before, and fled to tokyo) was coming up to meet us in kyoto and stay with us a yukari's, so we met up with him in the afternoon, and went to a funky suburb of kyoto called gion. it reminded me alot of ginza in tokyo, with all it's clubs and nightlife, and flashy lights. elise stalked a fat geisha, which turned out to just be soemone who had dressed up like a geisha, in true paparrazi style. we walked around for a while and then grabbed a few drinks, and sat by the riverbank, and relaxed. earlier in the day, yukari had promised to help us cook some traditional japanese pancakes back at her place, so when we got back, she was as good as her word. we all had a go at cooking and i must say it was very oyushi (yummy), and good fun.


inside the temple.


a view from outside the temple gates. all the temples were this pretty.


elise & nj, just hanging out in gion.


down by the river, where we drank some booze, watching the sun go down.


elise in a teriffic park in the centre of town.