Kanazawa - castle and gardens

We dropped the rental car back today, so we're back to public transport. Today, we took the loop bus to check out the main city sights.

It's another sizzling hot day, 32c and humid, so I've got the hat and long sleeve shirt on - feeling full on tourist dag!

We stopped at Kenroko-en Gardens first; it's quite a large garden with lots of paths, ponds, and manicured trees. They really like to stretch and twist the tree limbs and then support them with posts. The crowds are more intense here than at the Gardens we visited in Tokyo.

We walked across to the castle grounds and meandered through the grounds until we reached the castle - it's a reconstruction, and sprawls over a large area. I must say that I preferred Matsumoto castle - there were fewer people there, too.

We jumped on the loop bus and got off at the station for lunch. I've come to like a katsu and curry set - we washed it down with a cold kirin beer. Back to the apartment for a rest until the sun goes down.Read more