Kyoto Trip- Day 1

We are in Kyoto and having a wonderful time!!! Our trip has been well worth it and we are getting to see everything that we had wanted. Of course the most important thing for me to see was a maiko and I did!!!! I was so happy and will always remember that. We have visited temples, shrines, castles and more. So, enjoy some of our pictures and see all you American's soon!!!!!!!!


Maiko are Geisha apprentices. This young lady we saw during the day in Pontocho, a famous area in the Gion district. You can tell when the ladies are maiko when they wear their hair like she is.
Our friend, Kaino-san from Sendai, asked his sister-in-law Takako to show us around Kyoto one day since she lived there, so the first day we arrived she and her daughter met us at Kyoto station took us to Kinkakuji Temple and Ryoanji Temple.

Kinkakuji Temple "The Gold Pavilion"Me and Dan sitting by the rock garden at Ryoanji Temple.

Along the Kamo river in the center of Kyoto many resturants serve dinner on their patio and attact thousands of people by doing so. We were two of them. It was sooooo romantic!!