Kyoto Day 1

Up early and on the bus to kiyomizu-dera temple by 6.30am. We walked up the quiet, but not empty, streets towards the temple and spent time wandering around the buildings and gardens. We headed out and through the increasingly busy streets looking for breakfast.

We found a little cafe and had the breakfast set before popping in the combini for extra supplies. We continued our walk, calling in some temples but missing others because they were closed.

We stopped for a break in the park before continuing on our way. After another combini stop we caught a bus towards the Eikan-do temple.

After looking around, we called in a cafe and had omurice before walking along the Philosopher’s Path.

At the end, we caught a bus back to the hotel and rested for a while. In the evening, we caught the bus to Gion and walked around looking at the old buildings.Read more