Arashiyama Baby
Ahhh the stunningly beautiful Arashiyama...about 45 minutes from the city and definately the home of memoirs of a geisha dreams...well mainly just when they are washing the long strips of cloth in the river...a scene that was burnt into my mind for the beautiful muted tones...Lots of Japanese tourists, the grey haired army who have more energy than I'll ever have but always a good sign of something worth doing! Definate highlight other than the breathtaking vistas was my first trip in a row boat...Clearly we thought we had paid to travel down the gorge on the tourist boat which looked fun enough with gondoliers and the shrieks of drunk japanese ladies filling the canyon. But nope we were led in hysterics to the dinkiest row boat of all time...best time evah. Chiara manfully led the rowing, we shouted hello to hundreds of socially uncomfortable/manically cheerful tourists, and I led a precession of ducks down the clear turquoise water who chased my chocolate cookie crumbs...sheer bliss...
posted by japanesetakeout @ 10:33 PM
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