Hello again folks!
As promised, I am here to keep on rambling about the excursion to Kyoto. Also, as luck would have it, I have a video for you guys and will be introducing a new feature to my blog.
But first things first... Like I mentioned in my last post, we did a lot of hiking. 6 hours of hiking to be exact. Don't get me wrong, it was a lot of fun and perhaps one experience that I will always remember. But, still it was 6 hours of hiking.
At first I was excited, mainly because I thought we were only going to see the one temple and that was it. That excitement was quickly replaced by confusion as we wondered deeper and deeper into the mountain path. When we came to a clearing, I could see that we were not exactly lost.
We had only walked up to the first hill. That temple behind me was the first one we visited. Soon after those pictures were taken, we continued to walk through the mountain and onto our next destination. Somewhere along the way, this happened...
Interestingly enough, this happened within the first 40 minutes or so of our hike... So you can imagine how the rest of it went. If you didn't get the joke, he was holding a piece of bark up to the tree... Yeah...
The hike to the next temple took about an hour or so. Honestly though, it felt like more that an hour. Along the way we saw many different things and even drank water from a spring. Obviously the water was okay seeing as I'm still alive. Oddly enough, one of the clearings we came across was right next to a golf course. It was the last thing anyone expected to see.
The rest of the hike took us through a bamboo forest...
It took us to an abandoned Temple that looked like it was haunted...
And last but not least, a gate that opened up to a very nice view of the city of Kyoto and it surrounding area...
Like I said at the beginning of this post. This hike was a long one, perhaps the most I've cared to hike up and down a mountain in my entire life. Believe me, coming from an area that is mostly flat, that is saying a lot. However, it was an experience well worth the pain and trouble getting out of bed the next day.
Also, this trip gave me an idea for a new feature that I will adding to my blog. Every now and then I will post a picture of things I see, such as posters, that in some way or form make you go...
"What the... Huh?"
This picture has this effect on more that one level. All I know is that boss is a brand of Coffee you can get from vending machines. Take a look at the hand and then you'll see what I'm talking about...
Until next time folks! Keep on reading!
