* [[Pictures/vacation/japan_2009/Kyoto/Tenryuji|Tenryuji]], another beautiful Buddhist temple with a beautiful Zen garden, next to a bamboo forest
* [[Pictures/vacation/japan_2009/Kyoto/Monkey_Park|Monkey Park]], a place where you can closely observe and interact with [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macaque|Japanese macaques]].
* [[Pictures/vacation/japan_2009/Kyoto/Tenryuji|Tenryuji]], another beautiful Buddhist temple with a beautiful Zen garden, next to a bamboo forest
* [[Pictures/vacation/japan_2009/Kyoto/Monkey_Park|Monkey Park]], a place where you can closely observe and interact with [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macaque|Japanese macaques]].
==== Evening: a city I did not like ====
At last, I've found a place I actually didn't like much in Japan!
==== Evening: a city I did not like ====
At last, I've found a place I actually didn't like much in Japan!
Just above average, imho, and certainly not worth the time and the price of the
train ticket. Unless you're a moth, perhaps.
Just above average, imho, and certainly not worth the time and the price of the
train ticket. Unless you're a moth, perhaps.
We granted our guide a second chance and choosing their highest rated
restaurant in Dotombori, one specialized in [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Udon|udon]].
There was no English menu and the only food I could order was a chest of cold
We granted our guide a second chance and choosing their highest rated
restaurant in Dotombori, one specialized in [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Udon|udon]].
There was no English menu and the only food I could order was a chest of cold
five star hotels I've seen. Sorry I couldn't take any photos in the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onsen | Onsen]].
{{Pictures/vacation/japan_2009/Kyoto/Utano_Hostel/00005.jpg|the hostel provides a traditional goan too|maxwidth=800}}
five star hotels I've seen. Sorry I couldn't take any photos in the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onsen | Onsen]].
{{Pictures/vacation/japan_2009/Kyoto/Utano_Hostel/00005.jpg|the hostel provides a traditional goan too|maxwidth=800}}