Kyoto was a lovely city. I {heart}! Our first night there, we put up at the quaint little Hotel Monterey which was a nice walk from the Gion area. The main Shijo-dori road was lined with little shops selling traditional Japanese items from cloth bags to bowls to tissue blotters! Expensive tissue blotters for that matter. The Nishiki market that we visited was fascinating to say the least! Tofu donuts, bonito flakes in every possible grade, tamago like we've never seen before etc etc . . . dad was of course the happiest person at the market. In his state of greediness, he bought a stick of we-know-not-what, bite into it and literally had to spit it out. He says that remains the only culinary disappointment on this trip thus far!
The highlight of Kyoto will have to be our stay at the Kikokuso ryokan. Its the first for all of us - a ryokan stay that is and we left the inn wishing we had stayed longer. We had the entire family room to ourselves - like a camping trip tatami style! Needless to say, the dinner was culinary art at its best! Our host lady ended up calling my dad - Papa! It was really quite funny!
I left Kyoto wishing I had more time to discover the quaint little city. The hubs promised we'll be back and I'm looking forward to it already! . . . The big Tokyo city next! Stay tuned!
The highlight of Kyoto will have to be our stay at the Kikokuso ryokan. Its the first for all of us - a ryokan stay that is and we left the inn wishing we had stayed longer. We had the entire family room to ourselves - like a camping trip tatami style! Needless to say, the dinner was culinary art at its best! Our host lady ended up calling my dad - Papa! It was really quite funny!
I left Kyoto wishing I had more time to discover the quaint little city. The hubs promised we'll be back and I'm looking forward to it already! . . . The big Tokyo city next! Stay tuned!
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