2009年10月21日 16:09
Another sightseeing
Yesterday, once again, I had the opportunity to sightsee in Kyoto and also this time I was lucky bacause the weather was perfect for cycling around this marvellous city. I woke up very early so that I could use whole day as much as possible. I like to cycle in the early morning because I can see how life of Japanese people looks like. There aren`t any tourists yet, just normal people hurrying to work. I like the feeling when in particular place I can see someting more than millions of tourists who had been there before.
I started my sightseeing from visiting Daitokuji Temple and its surroundings. It was too early to go inside those temples but I was able to wander around and see them from the outside. My only companions were parents walking their children to school, youths going to their classes or workers cleaning up before tourists` arrivals. Amazing feeling!
I was looking for some place where I could eat my breakfast and I found Funaokayama Park. I didn`t expect that I`ll find such a beautiful place. The view on the mountains was actually breathtaking. I also visited there a Kenkun Shrine. After that I went to Imamiya Shrine which was very close to it.
In the afternoon I went with my friend to Yoshida Shrine which was fabulous. Then we went to see the Shinnyo-do Temple and Korkai Komyouji Temple. I still can`t believe that I`m able to see these fantastic places! At the end we cycle to Heian Jingu Shrine were we had a little rest and we could watch at many toursits from different parts of the world visiting this place. It`s very nice when you are in place for more that couple of days and you don`t have to hurry to see as much as possible in such a short time (although I`m realizing that these six months will also be too short to see everyting here - I know it already). Whole day was wonderful and every place I had seen made me even more in love in this extraordinary city.