Here is a big photo dump from our trip to Kyoto. Kyoto is one of the most historically perserved cities in Japan. There are still Geisha and lots of people walking around in traditional dress. There are also lots of shrines and traditional theatres and traditional candy shops. Before you go into a shrine you are required to go through a very long hand washing ritual (left hand, right hand, left hand, then rinse mouth with water from the left hand, wash left hand again, then pour water down your arm to wash your right hand). The shrines were beautiful. People write their hopes and wishes on little wooden pieces and hang them up, or they write them on little pieces of paper and tie them to trees. Walking around the streets was lovely, a nice change to see lots of trees and plants (there are NO plants in Kyobashi where I live now). If you haev a specific question about a photo, feel free to ask.
4 comments:
Oh my gosh the candies!
This looks amazing, Lindsay. Oh about those vending machines...are they what I think they are?
Haha, these photos remind me a lot of my art history class.
GEISHA!!!! mad cool.
everything looks lovely and tasty and interesting.... i bet you're on over-stimulation overload right now, but remember to have fun!
miss you tons.
xoxox
Suz
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