The Westin Miyako Kyoto

... ) (6) Beautiful temple not actually covered in silver. We could see this from out hotel. Gion (4)  Kyoto's most famous geisha district. The Westin Miyako Hotel was perched on a hill east of Kyoto with a beautifule japanese garden and ...

... on the train, some got off.  A few of them sat next to me.  There is a lot of beautiful scenery between Tokyo and Kyoto and a lot of boring scenery.  I did what I did on my way to San Gimigiano, I tried to take pictures from my seat.  ...

... was super close to the keage subway station. The hotel was really nice especially after sleeping on the floor for the past 3 nights. The westin is known for their 'heavenly' beds, we had a king size bed and a nice view of one of the gardens. we unpacked ...

Today was a beautiful today.  As it was the last full day in Kyoto, I took my time getting started.  Even though I took my time, I still arrived at the shopping arcade area at least an hour before everything was open. I tried looking for a ...

Ryoan-ji Temple, Temple of the Peaceful Dragon,  is the quintessential Zen garden located near Kyoto, Japan. Founded by the Myoshinji school of the Renzai branch of Zen Buddhist sect about 1450, the  temple grounds showcase a dry landscape style ...

... as I could, but not really appreciating them all.  There was just too much to take in.  On my way back to Kyoto Station, I saw Koshoji and Nishi-honganji Temples.  They did not take up as much space as the other temples, but it had one of ...

... book, so I have the official images of the garden in various seasons.   After Katsura Rikyuo I took the bus back to Kyoto Station and promptly solved my battery problem.  Bic Camera had about 4 floors (at least) of electronics.  I found ...

... a picture with him, it was pretty funny. we then continued walking along the trails stopping at a few more shrines and then decided to head off onto Kyoto where we were staying for 3 nights at the Westin Miyako Kyoto...a bit different than our ...