So we are onto leg 2 in Kyoto. To be honest we haven’t done much in Kyoto so far – we’ve been taking it easy and hanging out at the hostel quite a bit, plus we don’t know the city at all.
So far we have done a bit of shopping, checked out Nishiki Food Market (had a tiny octopus on a stick with a quail egg stuffed in its head, actually yum), had some amazing meals (including tempura dipped in matcha salt) had a brief wander through Gion, but I think we were either too early or in the wrong part, lol.
It was raining yesterday (Tuesday) in the afternoon and evening so we hung out in the hostel lounge, planned some outings and drew some stuff. Luckily this morning the rain cleared so we could go to a monthly flea market held at Toji Temple. It was fantastic! Second hand Kimono for ¥1000 (about 10 bucks), antique ukiyo-e (woodblock) prints (saw some porn ones, haha), food stalls and all sorts of other things. Because it’s held in temple grounds there were some chanting monks and people visiting the shrines to pray. Wonderful atmosphere.
Have a better idea of some places to go now so hopefully we have enough energy!