Mom and Anne were here in Kyoto with me from Tuesday evening 5/8 until Friday morning 5/18. We had such a wonderful time together! and I think that they really enjoyed Kyoto. (I hope!) While I was in class each morning, they toured a different temple and then we would meet for lunch and an afternoon adventure. Each day was better than the last and mom said that she would not be able to pick the best moment. In brief:
5/8 (Tues) arrived.
5/9 (Wed) Toji temple, lunch on campus, Philosopher's walk and Ginkakuji temple; dinner at home in my room.
5/10 (Thurs) Botanical gardens in the only rainy day, lunch at a little cafe, dinner with Ayano and Cathryn in Porta.
5/11 (Fri) Mom and Anne spent the day on rented bikes touring the city. (Ryoanji, Kinkakuji, Kamogawa)
5/12 (Sat) Tea picking, tasting, making with a delicious lunch in Wasuka near Uji!
5/13 (Sun) Spent Mother's day in Hiei near Yase with Rachel - hiking, outdoor flower garden/museum, temple; dinner at home in my room.
5/14 (Mon) Nanzenji temple, lunch on campus, Candy Museum, shopping, dinner at Hamac de Paradis
5/15 (Tue) lunch on campus, Fushimi-inari. Hiked up a long mountain underneath a bridge of Toris. It was excellent!
5/16 (Wed) Shopping in the morning, touring Higashiyama with Anne's student's mother's friend from Kyoto. Dinner on the 11th floor Isetan departo!
5/17 (Thurs) Shopping, lunch on campus, cake at Lipton cake store, more shopping, dinner at a lovely Japanese traditional restaurant near Kyoto eki. Anne and I were in a bit over our heads but we ate it all!
5/18 (Fri) かなしいいいいい！ I took mom and Anne to the bus terminal to Kansai Kukou before class began and they departed.
It was a very full and fulfilling trip. Because we took several trips to the outskirts and outside the city, it was refreshing for me to be around so much greenery, and was in some ways similar to Koyasan.
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