Find cake shop and eat chocolate cake!

Tonight we tried a restaurant down the road from where we are staying. It’s a University area so there are plenty of cheap restaurants.

Unfortunately cheap does not always mean good. Last night was Chinese food and was fantastic. This evening we ended up in student heaven eating slop! Mine actually had roast potatoes with the dodgy pork and rice.

Nellie’s and Mr Fogg’s were equally unappetising so we finished quickly and popped over the road to a very cute looking cake shop!

Cue chocolate cake and Mojito for Mr Fogg while Nellie and I had a more refined cola and tea with our cake. Delicious.

Ive also been playing with my new camera while here. Found a funky button on it and figured out (with a little help from my techie geek) how to transfer things to the phone. This is beautiful Kyoto Zen gardens:

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It is truly wonderful to be back in Kyoto again. We were here 8 years ago and in parts it feels like yesterday.

I can tell the Mosquitos have heralded our return with a celebration party- us being the guests of honour. I also remember the many helpful signs for tourists.

What I don’t remember is the rather humid climate. Since we have been here it has been about 34 degrees in the shade and probably slightly hotter in full sun. Couple that with an 86 to 89% humidity and it’s probably akin to sitting in a dryer on high heat.

Walking is a bit of a challenge, doable but tiring. We are seeing lots of the main sights and some beautiful shops – those with air con are particularly appealing.

All told a super trip so far. Great company and good humour all round. Now, how about another walk for food??

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Yup a Forrest of Bamboo, what is there to say about it? Enchanting, no, Mystical, no. It is after all just a Forrest.

More interestingly on the way down from the monkey park was this health and safety advertisers wet dream, yes you are seeing correct, a 60ft ladder, stood on a makeshift 3ft wide platform that is perched on the edge of the cliff, with the ladder touching electric cables

It was so damned hot we just had to have the worlds best ice cream to chill

Before entering the “mystical” bamboo Forrest

However there is a very nice temple and gardens that are worth looking at

A good, but tiring day with all of us almost nodding off on the bus back. Cold shower then out for grub.

Tomorrow Nara
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We fed Monkeys here.

Yes we made it up 160m in blistering heat to see the Japanese Monkey and feed them at the top.

Next is bamboo, like we don’t have it creeping in from next door!

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Another relaxing start at Oil Street, brekky then out temple, bamboo and monkey hunting all ably navigated by Tour Geek Mrs Fogg.

Sat in 34 degrees waiting for an aircon bus

The beautiful Zen garden at Ryonjii

Taking a well earned rest

The long road up

Now just before we get eaten by the monkeys (no I’m not a believer), time for lunch.

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