Day 5: Kyoto
Day 5 was once again spent at Kyoto itself. We headed first to the Nijo Castle, the summer residence of the Shogun. Next was the Arashiyama area in the west of Kyoto, a forested area with several shrines, including a bamboo forest.
After that, Daniel and I headed for the International Manga Museum, while OCX decided to wander around by himself, since he wasn't too interested in manga. Lucky for him, because when we got to the museum, we found out that it was closed on Wednesdays...
So Dan and I wandered around too, coming across a small shopping area where there was a trio of musicians from Europe performing some classical music on a piano, violin and flute. After meeting up with OCX again, he brought us to what was to be his favourite shop in the entire country: Kyoto Coop. Basically a supermarket with cheap prices.
The main entrance to the Nijo Castle.
The main building in the castle. Too bad we weren't allowed to take photographs inside. The floor of the corridors were made to squeak whenever someone was walking on them, the so-called 'Nightingale' floors. This was so that intruders could be heard at night.
A small pool in the garden next to the castle.
Even swans get to have their own castle in the inner moat.
Some of the plants were so old, their branches needed walking sticks.
This being late spring, it was rare to see any other colour but green.
Another part of the garden.
Part of the bamboo forest path at the Arashiyama area. The entire path is several hundred metres long.
The bamboo themselves are several stories high.
The view from the observation point on a hill in the Arashiyama area.
The 2 avid photographers check out their shots.
Daniel making it worth his while lugging his 5 kg camera bag around all day.
The river there had a hydroelectric generator installed, you can see the waterfall on the right.
Some buildings on the other side of the river. I like the reflections.
Dan wanted to go to this forest path where there are lots of monkeys; this sign pointed towards that area. We only realised that there was an entrance fee of 600 yen to enter when we got there, so we chose not to in the end.
The rest of the day was spent going to some souvenir shops, and going to another sushi shop to eat, all thanks to our local guide for the day, OCX, since he had spent time exploring the area earlier in the afternoon.
I don't have much photos of my time in Tokyo, you can look at Daniel's photobucket for those, since I didn't go to Disneyland with them. So here's what little photos that I do have as a bonus:
Packing up and getting ready to leave Kyoto.
Arrival in Tokyo after 3 1/2 hours on the Shinkansen. We slept most of the way.
Dan and OCX get ready to conquer Tokyo!
Jedi Knight OCX is all prepared to slice down anyone who gets in his way at the queue in Disneyland.
Next update will be on some Kendo photos I took at last Monday's training at NUS.
After that, Daniel and I headed for the International Manga Museum, while OCX decided to wander around by himself, since he wasn't too interested in manga. Lucky for him, because when we got to the museum, we found out that it was closed on Wednesdays...
So Dan and I wandered around too, coming across a small shopping area where there was a trio of musicians from Europe performing some classical music on a piano, violin and flute. After meeting up with OCX again, he brought us to what was to be his favourite shop in the entire country: Kyoto Coop. Basically a supermarket with cheap prices.
The main entrance to the Nijo Castle.
The main building in the castle. Too bad we weren't allowed to take photographs inside. The floor of the corridors were made to squeak whenever someone was walking on them, the so-called 'Nightingale' floors. This was so that intruders could be heard at night.
A small pool in the garden next to the castle.
Even swans get to have their own castle in the inner moat.
Some of the plants were so old, their branches needed walking sticks.
This being late spring, it was rare to see any other colour but green.
Another part of the garden.
Part of the bamboo forest path at the Arashiyama area. The entire path is several hundred metres long.
The bamboo themselves are several stories high.
The view from the observation point on a hill in the Arashiyama area.
The 2 avid photographers check out their shots.
Daniel making it worth his while lugging his 5 kg camera bag around all day.
The river there had a hydroelectric generator installed, you can see the waterfall on the right.
Some buildings on the other side of the river. I like the reflections.
Dan wanted to go to this forest path where there are lots of monkeys; this sign pointed towards that area. We only realised that there was an entrance fee of 600 yen to enter when we got there, so we chose not to in the end.
The rest of the day was spent going to some souvenir shops, and going to another sushi shop to eat, all thanks to our local guide for the day, OCX, since he had spent time exploring the area earlier in the afternoon.
I don't have much photos of my time in Tokyo, you can look at Daniel's photobucket for those, since I didn't go to Disneyland with them. So here's what little photos that I do have as a bonus:
Packing up and getting ready to leave Kyoto.
Arrival in Tokyo after 3 1/2 hours on the Shinkansen. We slept most of the way.
Dan and OCX get ready to conquer Tokyo!
Jedi Knight OCX is all prepared to slice down anyone who gets in his way at the queue in Disneyland.
Next update will be on some Kendo photos I took at last Monday's training at NUS.
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