Day 12 - Saturday 6 June

Kyoto (3).

We caught a local bus to the northern area of Kyoto, to visit the Kinkajuli Temple (Golden Pavillion).

We then caught another local bus across Kyoto to the Gion area, where we walked around the lanes, which have many old traditional wooden buildings.

We continued walking to the nearby Maruyama Park, passing several more temples and shrines, and many young ladies in their traditional dress, plus 2 brides and grooms.

We followed the Sannen-zaka and Ninen-zaka, which are lined with restaurants and tourist shops to the impressive Kiyomizudera Temple.

We then caught a mid-afternoon bullet train back to Tokyo, just in time to watch the start of the Geelong v Essendon AFL match live on TV with Paul - Go Cats!