It is SO nice to be back in a country where you can actually RINSE YOUR TOOTHBRUSH UNDER THE TAP without fear of dire consequence. Yeah!! ... and where you can order icy drinks and salads with impunity... I had just been making a list in my journal of things I would be glad of when we got back to Canada. Heather noted this morning that Japan covers almost everything on my list which was funny because I had been thinking the same thing.
We went to both the Silver and Gold Pagodas as well as doing the Philosopher's Walk. This last was Jacob's choice and he tried to discuss philosophy along the way. The walk was a nice stroll beside a small canal. Apparently a philosophy professor used to walk there frequently. Now it is an actual destination. At one point we were sitting down for a rest and a group of AT LEAST 500 people marched by at a real clip.
The gold and silver pavillions were both very beautiful world heritage sites. They are only two of the 17 world heritage sites here in Kyoto so we had better get our skates on if we are going to see the rest in the week we are here.
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