Kyoto

The Golden Palace in Kyoto really is quite amazing. We were thronged by school students on their school trips. The views we had were great though. 

Water lily lake behind in these gorgeous shogun gardens. Was intrigued by the amount of support etc these elderly trees are given. M and I would be out with the chainsaw. It is an elderly and beautiful maple tree though. 

Street gardens are delightful. So colourful and well tended in their pots. 

Indoor bamboo forest an amazing lamb lunch restaurant above and below the bamboo tunnel, a shady relief in the heat of Saga today when Martin and I explored solo. Underground, tram and historic train mastered. 



The historic train which took us from Arashiyama to Kameoka. A tree lined gorge with lovely views of the river. In flood so river trips cancelled today. 

After much wandering and looking at restaurant menus we found Copain. A menu on a stick restaurant with delicious dipping sauces. 10 pieces was our limit and no… the chef isn’t putting cream in the side of the bamboo shoot glass - it was a ginger concoction. Delish!!