Reflections of parents of not-so-young-kids-anymore
There’s something just amazingly beautiful about ground foliage, whether it’s autumn leaves, dead leaves, tree bark, or moss. Here’s a couple of pictures taken of moss at Yoshikien and Isui-en Gardens. All taken using the D300 + Sigma 18-250mm lens.
We left Nara City at about 2:30 PM, and took a Limited Express train back to Kyoto. Earlier on our first evening in Kyoto, we spotted an interesting looking natural food buffet, so decided to do the very Singaporean thing
According to the pamphlet notes, Isuien Garden is unique in the city of Nara. It represents the acme of garden engineering of the Meiji Period, and since 1975 has been designated as a scenic spot. The garden comprises 13,481 square
To be honest, we weren’t even aware there was a Yoshikien Garden in Nara city. This garden is situated right beside the more famous Isui-en Garden, but not mentioned in the travel guides we used in our itinerary preparation. In
Nara is the one-time capital of Japan 1,300 years ago, and is a must-see and visit site for Buddhists. In the initial planning for this trip, I’d scheduled a two day one night stay in this city, but upon finding
So if it is made in Japan, it must be good no? Even in Japan, you can get crappy food. I had a below average vending machine coffee and ramen in ajinomoto-saturated soup. In hope to taste good ramen while
I absolutely have to hand it to Ling for having done thorough research for us to check out the more special dining places during our stay in Kyoto. We checked out the second and third (of four) of her ‘must
The Gion District is just about a 7 minutes bus ride away from Mitsui Garden Hotel., and perhaps 20 minutes walk. The district is Kyoto’s best-known geisha quarter, and is filled with private inns and teahouses that for centuries have
The road up to Kiyomizu Temple is stone-paved and is, accordingly to our guide books, regarded as a preservation district. There are numerous pottery shops, many of them offering similar types of wares and across the price range with many
The Higashiyama area sits at the foot of the mountains and is at the eastern edge of Kyoto City. It’s pretty rustic and secluded in some parts, but in the lanes leading up to Kiyomizu Temple, becomes a lot more
Post-breakfast at Holly’s Café, we took a 10 minute bus ride to Gion District to begin our sojourn that’d lead us eventually to Kiyomizu-dera temple in the late morning. We got off the bus at the intersection between Shijo and
I was just remarking to Ling that in typical days back at home in Singapore, we’d never eat so much nor so often as what we’re doing now on vacation! I can so understand why our Missouri bud does what
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