Off to Kyoto

"Kyoto is a very pretty city.  The prettiest in the country, so they say.  The capital of the nation in its day." 

This song has been my personal theme song for the past several weeks.  I was singing it to myself in preparation for our trip last week (sorry to our guests who had to deal with me singing it ALL the time!).  We were only there for two and a half days, but it was great!

Kinkaku-ji, the Temple of the Golden Pavilion

It was my first time to visit Kyoto, and my first time taking the famous Japanese high speed train ("soon we'll take the Shinkansen, I can't wait til then.")  Check back soon for a full review of the trip!