May 19

Memorial Park in Hiroshima

Kiyomizudera Temple, Kyoto
From our hotel we took a bus to see one temple before dinner. We got to Kyoto around 3:30 and started our exploring at 4:30ish. The temple closed at 6 so we had to move fast, even with aching feet.

Red is everywhere... One thing that is different about these temples and the ones built by the Spanish in Mexico are that these are part of nature- they`re integrated into the landscape. Also, there isn`t art everywhere showing supremacy of one people over the other. We washed our hands and drank from springs that are said to bring you lots of good luck. Kyoto is a pristiine city built around ancient temples, not ruins, with people dressed even more fashionably than Tokyo. After the prayers and sight seeing we set out for the next stop on our list...

CoCo Ichiban Curry House
I had not prepared to have discovered curry that will make me sad to go to Curry House in J-Town...