Our first stop in Kyoto - the Kiyomizu Temple was impressive.
I wasn’t expecting something quite so big and peaceful (not on a public holiday!). We spent hours wandering around and taking photos. I was surprised to see so many people wearing kimono both on the street and at the temple.
The Chawan-zaka (Teapot Lane) on the way to the temple was full of traditional pottery shops. My mum spent £100 for a hand-made ceramic box, only because she got the currency rate wrong! It was a stylish, detailed box though.
We were too tired to have dinner in town as our hotel (Holiday Inn Kyoto) is miles away from the city centre and the shuttle bus is only available every 30 minutes. Luckily, there is a shopping mall on the lower floor of the hotel and we had all kinds of bizarre raw seafood (tempura for me) for dinner.