2015年02月26日
Journey to Kyoto! Final Day
This was our final day in Kyoto. For breakfast, I ate absolutely nothing. I was still quite full from the night before. We had to clear out of the house by 10 am, since that was the checkout time. The thing was, we could only get a bus back to Takamatsu leaving at 4:50 pm. That meant we still had a lot of time to kill before we could head back. So, we took our luggage to the Kyoto station, tossed them in a locker, and tried to think of what we can do with our remaining time. We finally decided to head to Kyoto museum, which wasn't too far away.
When we got there, we found that they were doing a raffle, using what I think is called a "gara gara" (a wooden box that you spin around until a marble falls out). We all took a turn at it, and I ended up winning a prize! It was a choice between two different books, though I think they both had to do with the artifacts from the museum. The book I selected I later found was sold by the museum in the gift shop (about 1400円). Not bad, since I got it free, huh? Anyway, we wandered throughout the museum, which was nice. The wooden statues were quite amazing. Some of the other galleries (such as metalworks) I felt were a little lacking, but interesting nonetheless). After the museum, we still had a bit of time, so we also checked out another temple that was close by. I think it was called the Sanjuusangendou. It was quite a sight to see, a thousand statues all lined up like that. I wonder how much work had to go into making them all, and them placing them all as well. There were a bit too many people to properly enjoy the place, but I am still glad I went.
After the temple, we went back to the station to grab a quick lunch (I didn't eat due to still being full), pick up our stuff, and catch the bus back home. And so, after a four hour bus ride (and almost two hour train ride from Takamatsu) I finally made it back home. It was a fun journey, with enjoyable people. I would gladly do it again (though not too soon, this kind of stuff really takes a lot out of me!).
When we got there, we found that they were doing a raffle, using what I think is called a "gara gara" (a wooden box that you spin around until a marble falls out). We all took a turn at it, and I ended up winning a prize! It was a choice between two different books, though I think they both had to do with the artifacts from the museum. The book I selected I later found was sold by the museum in the gift shop (about 1400円). Not bad, since I got it free, huh? Anyway, we wandered throughout the museum, which was nice. The wooden statues were quite amazing. Some of the other galleries (such as metalworks) I felt were a little lacking, but interesting nonetheless). After the museum, we still had a bit of time, so we also checked out another temple that was close by. I think it was called the Sanjuusangendou. It was quite a sight to see, a thousand statues all lined up like that. I wonder how much work had to go into making them all, and them placing them all as well. There were a bit too many people to properly enjoy the place, but I am still glad I went.
After the temple, we went back to the station to grab a quick lunch (I didn't eat due to still being full), pick up our stuff, and catch the bus back home. And so, after a four hour bus ride (and almost two hour train ride from Takamatsu) I finally made it back home. It was a fun journey, with enjoyable people. I would gladly do it again (though not too soon, this kind of stuff really takes a lot out of me!).
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