Trip home page Tom at breakfast [Tom]

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• Saturday morning, Tom and Mary had breakfast locally
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• Tom at breakfast
• Temple near our hotel
• Temple near our hotel
• Temple near our hotel
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• Kiyomizudera
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• On Saturday morning, we were joined by Sophia Boudeliou, girlfriend of Kitty's nephew Chris. This delightful young woman helped us navigate Kyoto all day long.
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• Sophia
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• We took taxis to the base of Kiyomizudera and started to climb.
• Heading toward the temple
• Temple bell
• Temple bell
• Wishes
• Wishes
• Wishes
• Wishes
• View from main deck
• Young woman in kimono
• Young woman in kimono
• Young women in kimono
• Let me see your obis
• View of the main deck
• Another view of the temple
• Temple of pure water
• Good luck
• Other young women in kimonos
• A more modern beauty
• Main lookout
• Main lookout
• Taking refreshments
• The walk down
• Blossoms along the way
• Finding taxis
• Sophia
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• We took taxis to the Heian Jingu Shrine to see end of Jidai Matsuri (festival of ages)...
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• Tuesday Oct. 22, page 2: Heian Jingu Shrine
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• Tuesday Oct. 22, page 3: Gion Corner, Pontocho