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Above: The ‘troops’ were all complaining of extreme hunger Above:
Ian and Kate enjoying by this time! Piak and Alan directed us to the massive Ian managed to find the
their time in Kyoto. smallest can of beer on
covered Nishiki Market – quite famous, I think? The record, about one mouthful.
market street, it was almost impossible to move. Losing
half our group was entirely possible! Everyone found Top Right:
Nishiki Market was rammed
something to eat anyway, and Ian had the smallest can with shoppers, featuring
of beer anyone had ever seen, about one mouthful. We every food imaginable.
WE FOUGHT fought our way along the street, marvelling at all the Right:
OUR WAY offerings – seafood, in particular, was everywhere. I There was a wide selection
of seafood – shrimps, eels,
finally found what I was looking for – mandarin
ALONG THE oranges! A bit weary, we all went back to our hotel for scallops and squid prepared
in various ways and cooked
a break, but our day was far from over – Piak was most
STREET, insistent that we visit the Kiyomizudera Temple at to order.
MARVELLING twilight to view lighting up time. The area, on the side
of a mountain, is home to probably thousands of maple
AT ALL THE trees, all in their full autumn colour and every evening
OFFERINGS at this time of year, they are floodlit, a breathtaking
sight. We duly set off again – another set of taxis and
were dropped off at the lower end of the road leading
up to the temple. Again, the area was packed with
visitors, and we all fought our way with great difficulty
towards the temple site at the top of quite a steep hill
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