Kyoto the Ancient Capitol of Japan

After boarding our bus for the long drive over to Kyoto from Osaka, we were excited to see this city that has been described in several guides as the most beautiful of all Japanese cities. Niko-Jo Castle was the main residence of the shoguns who ran Japan for the entire Edo (1603-1867) where samurai ran the country. After we explored this magnificent monument to history we walked a couple of blocks to the East, to the Royal gardens. These were manicured within an inch of their lives and gave absolutely spectacular images around every corner, every twist and turn of every path , and in every reflection in every lake incorporated into the garden. Inconceivable beauty!

As if all of these images did not throw us into overload we then traveled a short distance to a series of Shinto Shrines that completed our quota of amazing pictures for the morning so we went to a sit down dinner of the equivalent of a box lunch. It had 3 courses of lots of different raw substances. I scarfed it down briskly, being hungry, but I was one of the lonely few that consumed such delectable treats😁. After a nice sojourn in the local gift shop, where , of course, we scored some Incredible Bargains, we got back on the bus for our next Kyoto adventure- the Golden Pavilion, covered in Gold. That wrapped up our day and we headed home for an excellent supper back on board and an early night.Read more