Before I left, my missionary host family wanted to take a special trip to give me a taste of "old Japan" and spend some time with all of us together. So, we planned a trip to Kyoto, to old capitol of Japan. Here, we saw
many temples, shrines, shopping streets, and traditional style buildings.
We planned to travel to Kyoto by car because it was the least expensive way to get there... other than walking, I suppose, but that wasn't an option! :) Mr. Winters is super savvy at saving money and finding great deals! One way we could cut back on half of the tolls was to get on and off the highway between midnight and 4:00 am. In order to do this, though, we had to get up at 3:00am to ensure that we got on the highway by 4:00! It was fun to get up in the middle of the night and grope to the car, just to fall back asleep!
Pictures are worth thousands of words, so I'll let them do the talking!
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| Entrance to the Emperor's Palace |
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| A man in traditional dress |
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| A women dressed in traditional dress |
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| Notice the flower, this is the Emperor's crest. Also, the thick wood roof, this is many layers of thin bark strips. |
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| Explanation of the roof layers! |
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| Lines in the sand, painstakingly created by palace gardeners. |
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| Palace gardens |
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| Natsuki and I |
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| The Emperor's crest |
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| Again... |
More to come!
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