Then it was (thankfully) downhill to a cute pedestrian area with lots of little stalls. We had a long walking tour to complete to so we just window shopped on our way down.
After our delicious lunch we were ready to head out again. Next on our walking tour was in the guide book as “perhaps the most beautiful street in Kyoto”. It really was pretty, could you imagine living on this little block?!
Then it was through a park with Kyoto’s most famous cherry blossom tree and another temple.
Here is the pretty old tree outside the next temple.
The well outside the next.
And the pretty river next to the Starbucks we finally made it to. You’re welcome.
The tempura chef was amazing! There were 12 seats around him and this one man would make the batter, cut the vegetables, batter them up and cook them. He had each guest’s meal perfectly timed and would serve one amazing piece of tempura at a time. I will forever crave that tomato, oh and that mushroom and the shrimp.
After our meal we were taken back for some tea and dessert during which we even saw a geisha who was entertaining (in a g-rated manner) a party in the back room.
To cap off an amazing (and very full day) we headed to a jazz bar where the owner has over 5000 records collected for a nightcap.
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