First night was spent at Dotonbori. Dotonbori is a popular street with restaurants and food stalls selling delicacies of Osaka, entertainment outlets and stores.
Dotombori
Giant takoyaki (Octopus balls)
Ken Lee was smiling from ear to ear when she finally get to eat -Next time, don't refuse aircraft food, OK?
The Princess' cheeks are almost as big as the takoyaki, no?
One of the landmarks of Dotombori, the mechanical crab with moving claws and eyestalksDay Two - Western and Northern Kyoto
The next day, they covered Arashiyama at the outskirts of Kyoto. Cherry trees could be found lined along the Togetsukyo Bridge and also in the riverside parks with Mt. Arashiyama as the backdrop.
The next day, they covered Arashiyama at the outskirts of Kyoto. Cherry trees could be found lined along the Togetsukyo Bridge and also in the riverside parks with Mt. Arashiyama as the backdrop.
Pretty, pretty cherry blossom
At the riverside park
Posing with Japanese girls wearing yukata(summer robe)
Pots of flowers in front of some random house
Potted flowers for sale, model not included
On the way to Ryoanji
The famous Zen rock garden of Ryoanji, with the interpretation on the arrangement of the 15 rocks up to each visitor
Gave up figuring the interpretation of the rock garden and posed instead
Tsukubai (stone basin) for guests to purify themselvesbefore participating in tea ceremony
Fallen petals of sakura
Twinkle, twinkle little stars....on ground?
Now the picture below is really interesting. The shop's name and it's area of expertise are painted on the door.
With a name like that, you better think twice before setting up an appointment. And who needs a hobby adviser, anyway? It's like "Umm...I haven't a clue on what I should do after feeding the goldfish, should I knit or sew? No wait, how about potteries? Painting? Watching how ice is made? God, this is so hard, please decide for me, pretty please?"
Kinkakuji (Golden Pavillion)
And yes, it's covered in real gold leaf
Very tasty kimchi ramen (preserved cabbage noodles)
Miso ramen (Noodles in fermented bean broth)Day Three - Central and Eastern Kyoto
That's what they had for breakfast
Nishiki Market, known as Kyoto's Kitchen
All kinds of imaginable vegetables made into pickles
Unagi (eel) galore
They may look pretty normal in picture, but boy, those cockles are huge!
They may look pretty normal in picture, but boy, those scallops are huge!
Japanese cakes and sweets, all nicely decorated and packaged
Would you have the heart to bite into these?
Not The Princess, so she played with them instead...muahaha
Cute dolls and handicrafts
More preserved vegetables
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