oh my! kyoto is soooo great! I accompanied some friends from Cebu for a sight-seeing. The picture above is just one of the great things Kyoto has to offer to a travel-enthusiast like me. But before i'll describe that "photo session" with a geisha/maiko, let me describe our trip to the different temples/shrines first.
Let's start with the Kiyomizu temple, one of the most popular for tourists. The trail leading up to this temple is populated with different souvenir shops that are really interesting for people who are into old japanese stuffs. In 1994, the temple was added to the list of UNESCO world heritage sites.
Next stop is Heian Temple. I was amazed by its size, feeling nako spacious gyud kaayo. Gate pa lang sa temple dako na kaayo. On the way to this temple, we passed by Kyoto Modern Art Museum and Kyoto National Art Museum. The insides of this temple is very zen to me. The wide empty spaces are all covered with stones. And there is a very nice garden (around 30000 square meters SO-BIG!) inside that has 2 ponds with lilies and plants. I bet this place is perfect during spring for cherry blossom viewing. 
Next: Two of the most popular landmarks of Kyoto: the Kyoto Tower and the Kinkakuji Temple (the Golden Pavilion). Oh ayan! ano pa bang hihingin n'yo. Parang naririnig ko na na may mag-re-react na "Sige na! sige na! nakapunta ka na nga ng Kyoto! Tama na!" heheh... Bitaw, Kyoto is so amazing, mapaluma man o modern.
OK, continue na, kay medyo kapoy na. Last namo giaadtuan is kadtong naa sa movie na Memoirs of a Geisha. Kadtong gidaganan ni Sayuri sa dihang bata pa sya and nag-wish sya nga magkakita sila pag-usab kay Chairman.Ang mga orange na structures na yan ay matatagpuan sa Fushimi-Inari Shrine. You know what? ang haba pala ng mga nagsunod-sunod na mga orange gates na yan. ma-aamazed ka. mga 1 hour din kaming naglakad inside those structures pero hindi namin natapos. halfway lang kami, kasi gabi na po. kaya ayan, may picture din ako ng city view ng Kyoto from there.
after all the lakad and the bus-rides, napagod ang inyong mga turista at tumambay sa starbucks gion (pinakasikat na street ng kyoto) for a while. but nang biglang maalala ng isa na gusto nyang magpapicture with a geisha, kaya, pumunta kami ulit dun kung saan alam ko na maraming mga tea houses. and fortunately naman ay nakapapicture gyud. heheh... may pruweba na gyud. nakakatawa pa kasi nang desperada na talaga yung isa, ay hinawakan nya bigla yung geisha at tinanong na "can we take a picture?" then sabay pose agad.. ni hindi man lang binigyan ng chance sumagot ang aming subject. hahah! as in hinawakan nya by the arm! hindi kaya basta hinahawakan ang mga klase nila. hahah! natawa na lang sa amin yung mga grupo na french... naunahan namin sila... pa-demure2x pa kasi eh.. heheh.. the best talaga ang mga pinoy... heheh
anyway, it was a superb trip. sulit ang every yen na nagasta ko. mura lang naman actually kasi 500-yen lang yun all-day pass sa bus. sooo great pa yung experience. kaya kung sino man dyan na mapadpad dito sa osaka, tara na, sabayan ko kayo dito sa kyoto! :D
3 comments:
Next stop, KOBE! Ang galing! you're so close to Kyoto lang ... ^^
heheh.. tapos na ako mag-Kobe. pero bababalikan ko din yun. na-bo-bored na ako sa osaka. grrr!!
hoi romsil, may pa ka naka-blog ka about kyoto...(T-T)
Tokyo napud mo oi..for a change, haha
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