Day 7
We got to sleep in today, and this was really nice because we didn’t 
get to sleep until late. We had to check out of the hotel by 10 but we could leave our luggage at the hotel. Amanda and I did so and went to a temple market, and the temple. The temple was interesting but the market was pretty boring. This market was a permanent market so it was more like an outdoor mall. After the market we went around trying to find an ATM that took American credit cards, which is not easy, and we finally found one at the Hilton. We then collected our stuff from the hotel and Amanda and I made our way to Kyoto. This trip has been unique because we do a lot of travel by ourselves not on a bus with the group. After much trial and tribulation we finally made it to the hotel. We dropped off our stuff and headed for a temple market that is one there one Friday out of the month. It was huge and I found lots of presents and good food. There were 
so many 
stands I was sure that we were never going to be able to see them all. At most of the food stands they had samples out and sometimes they were good but most of the time the food was just an ‘experience’. Well dinner was an experience too; we cooked it ourselves at our individual little tables in a broth. The beef was excellent and the fish wasn’t 
that bad. The tofu was gross and so was this egg pudding, but I walked 
away full. After dinner we went Steph and Katie and 2 people from Kyoto to Gion Corner. This is a traditional theater that shows a tea ceremony, Koto music, flower 
arranging, Gagaku (court music), Kyogen (ancient comic play), Kyomai (Kyoto style dance), and Bunraku (a puppet play). I really liked the comedy play, and the tea ceremony that we did afterwards. We not only got to drink tea in the 
ceremony but they also showed us how to be hosts and what the special protocol was. I didn’t really care for the thick green tea but it was still an interesting experience. I would recommend that if one visits Kyoto to go to Gion Corner. We took a 
taxi back to the hotel. This hotel is really nice because it has the room set up of a Ryokon but it has the bathroom of a western hotel and it has public baths. I think that this is the best of both worlds. Today I finally called home and emailed home too, it has just been so busy. Well, until tomorrow.
get to sleep until late. We had to check out of the hotel by 10 but we could leave our luggage at the hotel. Amanda and I did so and went to a temple market, and the temple. The temple was interesting but the market was pretty boring. This market was a permanent market so it was more like an outdoor mall. After the market we went around trying to find an ATM that took American credit cards, which is not easy, and we finally found one at the Hilton. We then collected our stuff from the hotel and Amanda and I made our way to Kyoto. This trip has been unique because we do a lot of travel by ourselves not on a bus with the group. After much trial and tribulation we finally made it to the hotel. We dropped off our stuff and headed for a temple market that is one there one Friday out of the month. It was huge and I found lots of presents and good food. There were 
so many 
stands I was sure that we were never going to be able to see them all. At most of the food stands they had samples out and sometimes they were good but most of the time the food was just an ‘experience’. Well dinner was an experience too; we cooked it ourselves at our individual little tables in a broth. The beef was excellent and the fish wasn’t 
that bad. The tofu was gross and so was this egg pudding, but I walked 
away full. After dinner we went Steph and Katie and 2 people from Kyoto to Gion Corner. This is a traditional theater that shows a tea ceremony, Koto music, flower 
arranging, Gagaku (court music), Kyogen (ancient comic play), Kyomai (Kyoto style dance), and Bunraku (a puppet play). I really liked the comedy play, and the tea ceremony that we did afterwards. We not only got to drink tea in the 
ceremony but they also showed us how to be hosts and what the special protocol was. I didn’t really care for the thick green tea but it was still an interesting experience. I would recommend that if one visits Kyoto to go to Gion Corner. We took a 
taxi back to the hotel. This hotel is really nice because it has the room set up of a Ryokon but it has the bathroom of a western hotel and it has public baths. I think that this is the best of both worlds. Today I finally called home and emailed home too, it has just been so busy. Well, until tomorrow.
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