MillaTimes.com: welcome to Tokyo. now go board an overnight bus to Kyoto.
MillaTimes.com: Kyoto cab. car interior was immaculate.
MillaTimes.com: Kyoto, Sunday morning. 8am
MillaTimes.com: first impression: every garden is stunning.
MillaTimes.com: too early to check into hotel and nothing was open, so we wandered the streets.
MillaTimes.com: still wandering.
MillaTimes.com: and waited for something to open.
MillaTimes.com: too early for ramen.
MillaTimes.com: where is everyone?
MillaTimes.com: finally, an open coffee shop.
MillaTimes.com: we hit the subway, where servicemen dress like prisoners.
MillaTimes.com: but, first, snacks. lots of flavors to choose from.
MillaTimes.com: the sky in Japan
MillaTimes.com: found the farmers/flea market at the temple. score.
MillaTimes.com: religion vs. consumerism. we know how this day went.
MillaTimes.com: boiled, beautiful food (Oden)
MillaTimes.com: japanese pancakes (Okonomiyaki)
MillaTimes.com: constructing the octopus balls (takiyaki balls)
MillaTimes.com: into my mouth, please.
MillaTimes.com: cucumbers on a stick
MillaTimes.com: he didn't have to offer twice.
MillaTimes.com: his dried food was incredible. i bought a pound immediately.
MillaTimes.com: dried fish and seaweed, too.
MillaTimes.com: this is when i start muttering to myself: don't fall on the table.
MillaTimes.com: the My First Goldfish station.
MillaTimes.com: garden center
MillaTimes.com: jackpot. took home a bunch of these. bok choy for years.
MillaTimes.com: cashier calculates my purchase on a wooden abacus. like a boss.
MillaTimes.com: good selection
MillaTimes.com: started to get hot.