Kyoto

took the train to Kyoto. Checked in at our guest house...and started exploring the land of shrines and temples...a picture says a thousand words (you can click on pics to make them bigger)

(getting dry in the common room in the guest house before heading out)

(feeling very tall as I waited for the bus)

(beautiful fall colors)

(loved walking these cute streets and sampling street food)

We spurged on a fancy dinner. About 10 beautiful little dishes in a peaceful room with a garden. Shoes off in the restaurant and when we left the waitresses in their beautiful traditional Japanese attire opened the gate and bowed in unison. We were given large bamboo shoe horns to put our shoes back on...here is one picture of a dish