more kyoto pics

the best rock garden in all of japan. i just dont get this stuff....my tall mom in a short building

jars of saki

some school girls in kimonos at the golden temple


the random shoes

our crazy hostel owner who wore the same clothes everyday, slept in a closet on some kitchen chairs pushed together, gave us a 15 minute uniterrupted speech about kyoto including every numerical fact known to man. here he was doing card tricks which were pretty bad but i still didnt understand

our saki

a 5 story pagoda- the biggest in japan/kyoto- cant remember anymore. sorry, another sideways one

boats being prepared for the boat festival

ps.happy now laura?!?!

pps. congrats on the engagement linds! since i know that you read this once in awhile, you have to tell me how it happend!!