Kyoto, III

Back on train-watch, originally uploaded by gardahsam.

I didn't take a single video today, so I can't share any with you, but there are 175 or so photos I took (including this one) ready for your viewing on Flikr. Today we added a castle visit to our regular temple rounds. The castle, called Nijo-jo, is yet another UNESCO World Heritage Site (can't hardly seem to take a step in Kyoto without tripping over one!) and was yet another place where it was "hard to take a bad shot," as the saying goes. There was one other temple we visited, near Kyoto Station, called Higashi Hongan-ji (not a UNESCO site, hard to believe) that boasts one of the largest wooden structures in the world! It was so big that I was never able to get it all in one shot. Like I said, all this and more is waiting for you at Flikr!

Weather-wise, it was another very fine day and we are enjoying the relatively mild weather that almost certainly will not last once we cross over into South Korea in a few days. You'll no doubt note the blue skies and puffy clouds that are liberally represented in today's photos.

Stay tuned for more from Japan soon.

GJS