Fri 11 Aug 2006
The crazy train ride to Kyoto was well worth it. We were expecting Kyoto to be a larger version of Nikko; a cluster on temples and little else. But it is a big city, and the train station is one of the most interesting buildings I have ever been in, with lots of good restaurants and shopping. Best of all, there was a Cafe Du Monde (!) right in the station, serving New Orleans style begniets and coffee. They were a bit smaller and (oddly) came in these Chinese food take-out boxes. But delicious. At night we even lucked into an old Japanese favorite: a Gamera movie! The kids loved it.