On an island, somewhere off of Osaka

This morning, we woke up early, packed the last few things and went down for a breakfast set. We were going to be picked up by a tour guide for a 5 hour tour of some stuff in Kyoto. Thanks Danny and Natasha!

Us and The Nakamura:

Mr.Nakamura picked us up in a very posh car, wearing white gloves and a unifrom cap, all very fancy-like. He was extremely nice, and great guide. We went to a bunch of places that we had wanted to see, and were very glad we did so. The large zen rock garden was especially great. Really really great. After each stop. he would give us a frozen wet cloth to cool off with, and ice cold water. Along the way he would also draw us different diagrams of things, and was full of awesome information that we never would have known otherwise. We finally got to see some really incredible gardens, even nicer than ones we had seen before. It was really a great gift.
The last place we saw, and it was in a hurry so we could make our train, was a place called Fushimi-Inari Something Temple . It was full of thousands of orange gates, all in a row together that had paths between them. It was very reminiscent of the Christo gates in Central Park last year. The Japanese clearly aren't very original, and must have stolen the idea from him. It was strange that they didn't give him any credit.

One of many pics that The Nakamura insisted on taking of us:

Then it was off to Kyoto Station and on the train. And here we are.
Miriam is doing the crossword puzzle, while I tap away.

Sayonara, Japan and Aloha, Hawaii!