Kyoto.
It was gloomy that day, im not sure if it was drizzling.
We got there at almost noon (u know how long girls have to prepare to get going).
We were staying at a friend's apartment in Osaka,
took approx 30 minutes to get to Kyoto.
Kyoto is Japan's former capital, it is one of the cities where historical temples and shrines
as well as great gardens and buildings are well-preserved.
Kinkakuji (Golden Pavilion)
Kansai area is a common destination for Golden Week holidays.
As expected, the place was so crowded it took long for us to get inside and see that
magnificent temple, gilded with gold.
It is surrounded by a pond, where its reflection's remarkably amazing.
See for yourselves.
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| breathtaking view |
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| who wudnt get mesmerized by that? |
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| the golden pavilion up close, they ddnt allow me in.. |
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| i dint knw wat my fortune was, the kanji looked good though |
Look how captivating the temple is! LOL
Nah, we were late, too bad it was closed already when we got there.
Didnt stop us to take pics though.
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| ruth, me, van2x and charisse outside the temple |
The placed looked just ordinary to me at first.
Until I saw those Torii(traditional Japanese gate) lined up towards the mountain.
Each torii was donated by a certain business group. Cool.
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| the Inari Shrine and giant torii behind me |
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| another temple we saw inside |
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| huge toriis lined up |
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| i told u there were hundreds of them |
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| i'll probably donate one, it will be engraved in alphabet |
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| me playing nice LOL |
It was dusk already when we got to Gion.
I was very much looking forward to see some geisha there.
Even if there might be no more real geisha in this decade.
I was still up for fake geisha hunting, even so I just got disappointed after.
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| yasaka shrine |
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| fake geisha hunting |
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| it was always halloween |
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| another temple we passed by |
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| looked astonishing at night |
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| it was still 7pm but the streets were already deserted |
We reached Kiyomizu-dera gate, but the temple was closed I forgot why.
We missed it, sadly. Its one of the famous temples to visit in Kyoto.
And we missed it. Bad luck.
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| outside the temple, well at least i got to sit there |
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| i sat on sumthing..gross |
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| so much drama outside that convenience store |
If you wanna see real geisha, go find some. And let me know where. LOL
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