Kyoto

We had another great weekend trip to Kyoto.  We went with the Ingram family and had a great time with all of them.  We went to Kiyomizu Temple, had a great traditional Japanese lunch, and hiked up to the monkey park!  Kiyomizudera was originally built in the late 700s during the Heian Period. Its existing buildings were constructed in 1633 under the directive of the shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu. In 1994, the temple was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Today, the temple is one of Kyoto’s most visited and popular attractions.  It was interesting to see, but I wish I would have remembered more from my world religion class in college.  Having a better understanding of the Buddhist religion would have made it even more enjoyable.  The area was lined with shops and restaurants, and some street food.  I was happy we ate at a delicious Japanese style restaurant for lunch!

After lunch we took a couple trains to the other side of the city to hike our way up a mountain to see the monkey park.  Brandon carried Adi up on his shoulders, I carried Abe in the Ergo, and my mom did great hiking a super steep incline with being totally jet lagged.  I'm not nuts about monkeys, but Adi did enjoy feeding them, and the view was beautiful!  It was a long and tiring day, but well worth it!

Mom on the train!

 

Adi loved hanging out with these guys!!

 

Waiting for a train.

 

Kiyomizu

 

You can dress up like a Giesha in Kyoto and then they let you walk around for an hour all decked out in the traditional Giesha gear.  I snapped a quick pic of this lady.

 

Their cucumbers here are DELICIOUS.  There was a pickle on a stick.  It was basically just salted, but still very good.  My mom and I enjoyed sharing it.

 

We got Udon, veggie tempura, and some other tasty things for lunch.

 

Roxi and Brandon's little boy, Lucas, is the sweetest boy ever.  Adi just loved hanging out with him and asked if she could hold his hand while we were walking along.  He happily lead her around!  So sweet!!

 

Monkey time - Adi feeding the hungry little guys.

 

Adi had fun playing on the park at the top of the mountain.

 

You like Adi and Bran's monkey faces?!

 

Abe and daddy catching up on the news in the hotel room.

 

This little guys was TIRED on Sunday.

 

We caught a fall festival on our way back to the apartment on Sunday afternoon in Nagoya.

 

It was a very fun weekend!!!  Thanks Ingram family!

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