More along our walk

Dinner last night.

Eel for lunch.

Chestnut candies.

 Sign markers for Nakasendo Way.

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Men's room sign.

Woman in cherry orchard. Richard's best photo today.

Bringing up the rear. I'm always last, here with Toshi in the rain.

Walked 15 miles today!

Shopping in Kyoto

Too expensive..

Hard to handle in a hotel room.

Tiny and pretty...

Huge and handsome...

Elevator ladies directing traffic.

Knives being engraved with our names.

Liked the packaging. Unsure of the contents.

Still in Kyoto

Arashiyama bamboo grove this morning.

A wonderful lunch. 

Geisha performance. Beautiful costumes and stage settings. 

Creepy water dispenser/fountain.

Nara

The train trip to Nara this morning was short...too short. We got off at the wrong station and had to re-board another train to make the complete trip. Our guide Kikuyo was very sweet and efficient. In 6 hours we got around to most of the big sights of the city and enjoyed dodging deer all the way. The Nara deer wander around all over the place, poking their heads into shop doors looking for handouts.

It was a "biggest" day - largest wooden structure in the world and largest buddha in Japan, neither of which photograph well. Instead here's the deer....

About 1500 deer wander the streets...150 per year die in traffic accidents. Their blood line dates back hundreds of year. 

The city  mascot.

Green tea ice cream with convenient cone rest.

Temple with 3000 lanterns lit twice a year. Must be some job!

Love wishes..

More lanterns.

The largest wooden structure is very impressive in person, but a yawn in a photo. 

And a replica of the buddha's hand.

Strolling though Kyoto