Kyoto

October 23rd, 2016

Cathay Pacific looked after us pretty well, but it was a very long day. Our Pakistani taxi driver rang at 5.00 but we were already up and we did not get to Kyoto until midnight - almost 24 hours.

So today first impressions of Japan. Very clean and the people are polite. The women have beautiful skin and skillfully applied makeup (in sharp contrast to myself). We successfully negotiated the trains. Wyn and I went on a sightseeing tour of the city always a good idea to get a feel for a place. We then ventured to the Food Court in a department store and got a very nice lunch although we were a bit surprised the pancakes and maple syrup and fruit came before the shrimp and avocado roll!

Tonight Bill and I went to the local supermarket and bought beer,  Japanese whisky and takeaways and were given 3 gifts including a calculator which has a slight deficiency in that some keys are in Japanese..The other gifts were handcream and a face mask.

Now here are a few poor photos but hopefully the standard will pick up.

Old and new houses.

Just another street scene

Demure schoolgirls waiting at the lights on Sunday.

 The handbags inside the shop were more impressive but I was not allowed to take a photo.

At lunchtime a school orchestra gave a concert in the station.

Still kimonos on the street in Kyoto.

Love the advertising!

Halloween is nearly here.

We are a little early for the autumn colours.