After a long trek around town we figured we'd earned a nice dinner. Aside from transportation, this was the largest expense during the trip. I figured it was a worthy expense, since I wanted to share this restaurant with Moo Cow.

梅の花 (Ume no Hana)
A restaurant that specializes in tofu, this chain is a great find. When you walk in, the friendly ( Read more... )

Day 1: The Botanical Gardens and Shopping District

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Day 1: Arrival and Imperial Palace

**note: all images (as well as additional ones) are also at flickr, with additional commentary, click on any photo to go to its flickr page if you want to make comments ( Read more... )

First video, one of few taken on my puter on the trip. No internet to be found in Kyoto, really... not that I was surprised.

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I'll be making a series of posts about my trip to Kyoto next week. With any luck *DL* and I will be able to upload while we're there, but we'll see what happens. We'll be making videos and taking tons of photos. My puter will also accompany us so we can use it at any potential wifi hotspots (there are very few in Japan). I'll be sure to let ( Read more... )