Oh my gosh - time flies. At the beginning of any holiday, it feels as though you have all the time in the world but pretty quickly the end draws near.
I have had my fill of rain (though I am here in the rainy season)... I have still managed to take plenty of photos. Anyone who wants to be bored (but pretend to be interested) can take a look at them anytime.
I arrived into Kyoto and booked into my fave little hostel budget inn. I was sitting in my room watching two girls play cards. They seemed to be speaking bad/simple Japanese. Eventually we spoke to each other. Turns out one of them was Japanese and the other was Taiwanese. We spoke a bit more and the Japanese girl was from Yamaguchi - my area of nipon! Such a small world.
Yesterday was 'see new things' day. I headed off to Sanjusangendo to see the million buddha statues (there are actually 1001). It was raining heavily. After that, I took a train to Byodo-in. It was beautiful. It was only drizzling by this time. The building is lovely. Large and wooden over a small pond.
On a whim, I stopped on the way back to Kyoto to see the Fushimi-inari shrine. I had been there before and was mildly impressed. I thought I would give it another go. It was so pretty in the rain. Very atmospheric.
So tomorrow is last minute viewing. A walk in the morning, prehaps and then rest. Packing and then a city walk in the evening.
See you sometime next week from Aus. Heaps of photos to come. Watch here and especially over at flickr.
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You've been staying in Japan for the heaviest rainy two weeks in the rainy season. Now you, who is like a happy typhoon, are leaving and a real typhoon is coming instead...
I was really glad to meet you again and had a great time (mostly taking photos :-P) with you. I'll miss you but you will be back to Japan again, right? Until then, "matane".
I am sure you made he best of your time in Japan. Sorry I wasn't there to carry your suitcase(s).
Love JEG xxx
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