A Bike Tour of Kyoto

ah, kyoto. whenever i'm here, i get bogged down with family and obligations and i never really get a chance to see much of it. as it happens, dad and i had a free day with nothing to do so we borrowed a couple bikes and rode them all over the city. it was fun!



first stop, the family plots where we paid out respects:


nest stop, a cluster of temples. dad does his best ninja-with-a-sword pose:






rode down this funny little street where a bunch of the shops had "ghosts" in front of them:






and found out that it was called ghost or monster street:


dad communes with the toast monster as he snacks on a confection:


a bike ride through the imperial grounds. you can actually see one of the daimonji characters on the mountain in the back:


dad finds a good souvenir:


old school alley ways with lots of ins and outs so people can escape and hide from outsiders:



yum! rice crackers:


strange shops with naked manniquins in front:


this gate way actaully proturdes INTO the buiildings:


pickled veggies:


dad's friends who own a sweets and rick cracker shop:




this was a fantastic river side park:



thanks for the bike tour dad!