Wednesday, June 26, 2019
Yes, still same date after doing Fushima Inari, Arashiyama and continues to Kinkakuji temple due to rain forecast for next 2 days. This is one of the most visited place in Kyoto after Kiyomizudera. This zen temple is golden shiny due to the top floors are covered in Gold. It was nearly the closing time, but we managed to get in and walked to the temple. Again some renovations were ongoing. The view from the distance itself a a striking one. A golden temple that reflects fully on the pond in front of it. Am sure this would look read gorgeous during winter. Imagine the shiny golden with white snow blanket.
After passing through the garden that offers spectacular views of the temple in multiple angles, we reached Sekkatei Teahouse not far from where we started and as it was closing time, so we started walking towards the exit. So its not much here, but the beautiful walk that gives plenty of views for us of the Zen shiny temple.
What we did after that wasn’t the best choice. Thinking the bus directly takes us to the next stop to our hotel, we boarded the bus which was crowded and it got worse. And I wasn’t sure, I paid extra money to the driver (via the ticketing machine) and he was super courteous and returned the extra through the machine itself even though it insists to pay exact and no returns. It was an experience though. Even for a backpacker, it may not suit and best to leave the bus to the locals respecting them. I was uncomfortable thinking that my stroller and bags were disturbing them. May be it could work perfectly during non-peak hours. After refreshing at the hotel, we indulged ourselves in Boulangerie bakery which was so good after such a long day with a glass of wine and some savories.
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