Boy did we walk today! I logged seven and a half miles walking all
over Kyoto. I talked to Dad and he said that he’s sure I’ll be the “step
queen” for the next month. We took our normal train from Kameoka to
Kyoto this morning and walked from the station to a massive Buddhist
temple. It was such a neat experience, because it was still a practicing
temple so when we entered people were meditating. The architecture and
design was incredible! It was mostly constructed with fitted wood.
From
there we took a train to Kinkakuji, “the Golden Pavilion”, which was
beautiful. In the middle of lake was the golden pavilion.
Then we walked across town to Ryoanji, a really old rock garden. It was nice to sit down and just think and relax.
We
went to dinner that night at what I can only describe as a Chinese
waffle house. It was cheap and fast and tasty. There’s not really much
to say about today. It was mostly walking and sitting in temples in
reflection. It was a good day, but I am warn out.
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