Kyoto 1

Got up early the morning Wednesday 13th March and checked out of hotel.
We then made our way to Tokyo station to get the bullet train (shinkansen) to Kyoto.
A good journey. The train was great. Spent most of the time learning some more Japanese words.
We can now count to over 1000, say hello, goodbye, please, thank you...etc 　We also know the days of the week and months of the year. Most importantly- I can order a glass of red wine!
Enjoyed our lunch on the train before arriving in Kyoto at about 1.30pm.
A great afternoon.
Decided to walk to the Kiyomizu Temple. On the way we stopped at the Higashi Honganji Temple- a Mausoleum of Shinran Shonin, the founder of Shin Buddhism. An impressive temple.
The Kiyomizu Temple was fantastic. This temple was founded by Yenchin, the great priest, in the 8th century.
Amazing. Here we were lucky enough to see Geisha.
Brilliant.
We then walked through the old Geisha disctrict of Gion before catching a bus back to our hotel.

L & R x