Please excuse any grammatical or spelling mistakes. I don't feel the need to fix them.
For the second day we decided to stay in Kyoto area. After a delicious breakfast at a local cafe we caught a subway to Higashiyama Station. The area itself felt more like a quite town with areas that that seemed pretty run down. What I really liked about it though was the fact that maps were plentiful and we always knew where we were. That being said we managed to take the long way to everything and ended up backtracking for half of the trip. We went up hills, down stairs and through allies to places that we could have gotten to by just following the routes on the map. Unfortunately for me I had Jarrett leading the way. I am joking of course. We first checked out many temples including the Chorakuji Temple and Kodaiji Temple. What I especially enjoyed about the trip out to these temples was the area itself which was really maintained old looking town. We even saw an old lady filing in little holes that were on the ground with a toothbrush. That is real dedication. The
Kodaiji Temple was especia
lly fun. Quite honestly I can't really go into the cultural impact of it all since most of it was in Kanji. I managed make out some of it but it wasn't enough for me to fully comprehend the significance. What I can tell you is that it was maintained extremely well. We eventually found our way to a small restaurant where we had delicious Donburi and managed hold a very small conversation in Japanese.
After quite a bit of walking up and down stairs we finally ended up on top of a hill to another temple that overlooked Kyoto. Hopefully we will post some more pictures soon but this will have to do for now.
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