This is a quick update, no new old ladies, but some good pictures from my field trip to Kyoto. First we went to the Byoudouin, or Phoenix Hall (named for the golden phoenixes that once adorned the top), a famous Shingon Sect Buddhist temple. We then went to Touji, another Shingon temple complex. I managed to get some decent shots of the art, but maybe 75% of the pictures didn't turn out. Some of the pictures might have been taken in restricted areas, but I don't know any better, I'm a foreigner...
I recommend clicking the slide show button. It makes the pictures bigger. Just be sure to navigate with the arrow keys or else the pictures change every 3 seconds.
Also: Yakisoba, okonomiyaki, and takoyaki in one meal. Bliss.
And: Mildly spicy noodle soup, bamboo shoots, salmon onigiri (rice balls with filling), pickle onigiri, seaweed salad with ponzu shoyu, and cake.
I recommend clicking the slide show button. It makes the pictures bigger. Just be sure to navigate with the arrow keys or else the pictures change every 3 seconds.
Also: Yakisoba, okonomiyaki, and takoyaki in one meal. Bliss.
And: Mildly spicy noodle soup, bamboo shoots, salmon onigiri (rice balls with filling), pickle onigiri, seaweed salad with ponzu shoyu, and cake.
