The next day we decided not to trek into central Kyoto but up the mountain behind the hotel. Well, not really trek, as there was a funicular railway, followed by a cable car to the top of Mount Hiei.
The cable car brings travellers to the Mount Hiei Garden Museum, a garden inspired by French impressionist paintings. This is a nice idea. Dotted around the gardens are reproductions of French impressionist art.
Happy passengers on the Yase cable railway.
Henry and his umbrella.
Part of the Mount Hiei garden.
Resting.
The lily pond.
After lunch in the garden café, the ladies went off to get their daily temple dose, while the boys went back down to the hotel - to do the laundry! This proved more difficult than anticipated. Our problems came from the combination of complex Japanese technoology, our complete lack of Japanese langauge skills, and the hotel staff's limited English.
Yuko entering the temple on Mount Hiei.
The boys were more interested in earthly pleasures.
The next day, our stay in Kyoto was over and it was time to return to the Tokyo area - to watch the football, Urawa Red Diamonds vs. Vegalta Sendai.
The shinkansen arrives.
(The front, as Henry pointed out, looks like the head of a pike.)
The Urawa Reds crowd greeting their heroes.
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