Peaceful Kyoto

The 3 days that we spent in Kyoto were absolutely wonderful. We saw some amazing temples and gardens, walked through bamboo forests, ate some interesting food and meet kind people. The most memorable experience for me was our visit to Nanzen-ji, one of S's favorite temples from his previous visit to Japan. Behind the temple, there was a small wooden pathway that led us to a trail into the mountains. We hiked for about an hour and a half in the pouring rain. We got completely soaked and the rain made the path slippery but, along the way, we discovered some beautiful sites. As it is Golden Week in Japan and South Korea, meaning everyone is on vacation, all of Kyoto's sights were mobbed with people. However, on this hike, we were completely alone, which was a nice and new feeling. We found a thundering waterfall, a quiet lake and some old Japanese cemeteries along our hike. When we got to the top, we couldn't really see much but we felt a sense of accompishment. On the way down, I bathed in the waterfall.
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