Ted's cousin Greg, his wife Yoko and mother Theresa joined us today for our visits (via subway and taxi) to Nijo Castle and Kinkakuji's Golden Pavillion. We shared an elegant lunch with them as well at Inobe Coffee's main cafe, home of one of Kyoto's finest coffee breweries.
Getting there -- to the Inobe Coffee cafe -- proved particularly interesting in that we had planned to dine at Owara Coffee but both our taxi drivers took us to Inobe instead (a compromise settled upon by cellphone while enroute) -- we're all convinced it was part of a taxi driver conspiracy of some dark and sinister nature.
The substitution, however, proved more than acceptable, so we didn't complain much, just laughed a lot instead. Ted will undoubtedly work the entire experience into his next novel, somehow or other ...
Later in the afternoon, on our own once again, we three meditated a moment or two at the famous Zen stone garden at Ryoanji before retiring to a French cafe for a late day snack. Lee stayed on, catching up on a bit of reading, while "the boys" wandered through the shopping arcade for an hour or so in search of the perfect gifts and souvenirs.
The big disappointment of an otherwise delightful day (warm, sunny and pleasant, just as ordered!) came with the discovery that Omen, Lee's absolutely most favorite Kyoto restaurant, had closed its doors at the branch with which he is most familiar. We didn't starve, however, substituting for our initial destination a teishoku (full set dinner) at Ganko Sushi, a well-known chain on Sanjo-dori near the Kamogawa river bridge.
As these images attest, Ted continues to document our every move (and meal). Meanwhile Sean has taken to digital image making of the highest order -- some of his shots today are quite stunning, exhibiting a great eye for detail and framing shots quite successfully. Greg, too, joined in the picture taking fun as did Lee, the latter still unable to keep his finger off his camera's shutter button.
In the end, this should prove to be one of the best documented travel adventures ever!
Getting there -- to the Inobe Coffee cafe -- proved particularly interesting in that we had planned to dine at Owara Coffee but both our taxi drivers took us to Inobe instead (a compromise settled upon by cellphone while enroute) -- we're all convinced it was part of a taxi driver conspiracy of some dark and sinister nature.
The substitution, however, proved more than acceptable, so we didn't complain much, just laughed a lot instead. Ted will undoubtedly work the entire experience into his next novel, somehow or other ...
Later in the afternoon, on our own once again, we three meditated a moment or two at the famous Zen stone garden at Ryoanji before retiring to a French cafe for a late day snack. Lee stayed on, catching up on a bit of reading, while "the boys" wandered through the shopping arcade for an hour or so in search of the perfect gifts and souvenirs.
The big disappointment of an otherwise delightful day (warm, sunny and pleasant, just as ordered!) came with the discovery that Omen, Lee's absolutely most favorite Kyoto restaurant, had closed its doors at the branch with which he is most familiar. We didn't starve, however, substituting for our initial destination a teishoku (full set dinner) at Ganko Sushi, a well-known chain on Sanjo-dori near the Kamogawa river bridge.
As these images attest, Ted continues to document our every move (and meal). Meanwhile Sean has taken to digital image making of the highest order -- some of his shots today are quite stunning, exhibiting a great eye for detail and framing shots quite successfully. Greg, too, joined in the picture taking fun as did Lee, the latter still unable to keep his finger off his camera's shutter button.
In the end, this should prove to be one of the best documented travel adventures ever!
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