After 2 days straight of sightseeing, and then our Golden Week trip starting tomorrow, I was ready to rest some today. But then some old friends invited us to hang out in the Arashiyama district. Mutsumi, Maki and Sayaka from SJEC (Stanford Japan Exchange Club) who had visited Stanford last quarter, asked us to go to Arashiyama. I couldn't say no.
Some shops along the river.
A cool little bridge.
These red trees are cool.
Mu-chan and me staying cool.
Mutsumi, Evelyn, Brian, Maki, Jerry and Sayaka taking a break.
Natchan!
Me by the garden.
A big flower next to a 100 yen coin, which is about a dollar. And they even have 500 yen coins here. It's kinda weird having change be worth so much. Usually I don't care about losing or spending quarter back in the States, but here if I lose all my coins, that could be $10 or more!
Walking through the bamboo forest.
A view of Kyoto from atop a hill.
Yes! Pink ice cream! The sakura (cherry blossom) flavor is so good, and it's hard to find, too! I dunno how to describe it. Just think pink. How can you go wrong?
See, everyone bought some!
A tranquil stream.
See the rest of the Arashiyama pictures.
It's a lot of fun hanging out with Japanese students, especially ones who we met before in the states. It was fun showing them around Stanford and stuff, and now it's cool that they're showing us around and all. Cultural exchange is tight.
Sunday, May 01, 2005
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Looks like a beautiful place Darwin, with tasty ice cream. I read/saw pictures on your eventful trip to Taiwan. Looks like a blast =).
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