Monday, September 11, 2017

Kyoto Japan Day 2

We woke multiple times during the night but actually got sufficient sleep again. Jet lag is real but not winning the battle here. Sharon had a big agenda for the day. We did not complete it. Ron can only take so many temples. The Kyoto station nearest has an unlimited supply of food and shopping. We have figured out where the good pastry shops are to go with our morning coffee.
Kiyomizu-dera Temple was our main destination today and the surrounding area. It's it's very high on the hill and has a fabulous view of the entire area. There are some interesting customs or beliefs: such as two large rocks that are about 20 feet apart. They are called love rocks and you are supposed to walk between them in a straight line with your eyes closed to improve your Romance luck.
We also lit incense at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier for World War II. We did so realizing that there both America and Japan lost so many young men.
We tried another Ramen Shop but now know that all remain is not made equal. We will look always for the long lines. It wasn't bad but just not nearly as good as the first day. We still have sushi, tempura and barbecued eel on our list of must eats!
Tomorrow we leave to go to Osaka and Koshien where we have baseball tickets. Rain is predicted unfortunately. We hope it does not cancel the game.
It was Ron's birthday today so I tried to let him make the choices of where to eat and when to call the sightseeing done.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Great reporting! Happy birthday Ron.
Sounds like a busy time, cool sights to see.
Hope you continue to win the jet lag battle...