Young tourists with a lot of interest and energy

They showed great interest in everything they saw and what they saw seems to have impressed them a lot. As I had visited their blog talking about their trip　before, and it has some pictures, I could easily recognize them when we met.
After meeting, we headed for Fushimi Inari shrine as they requested. Laura's sister was to arrive in Kyoto later, so we had to be back to their accomodation by 11AM. When we came out of the shrine, we had a little more time. I suggested our dropping in at another temple, Tofukuji temple.



It is located between Fushimi Inari and JR Kyoto station and their list of the places to visit in Kyoto didin't include a zen temple which features Rock and sand garden( a dry landscape garden) I wanted them to see one of them.

Thanks to rigid time schedule of JR line, we could be back to Kyoto Station on time. After her sister joining our tour, we visited Sanjusangendo temple and Kiyomizu temple.
( Before visiting Kiyomizu temple, we had OKONOMIYAKI lunch at the restaurant near the bus stop, GOJOZAKA)

In Kiyomizu temple, there is another shrine, JISHU shrine.This shrines' god is said to bring good luck for those seeking love. A man or woman may ask the god for help to find a partner, or a couple may wish for a long-lasting, successful relationship.
There are two stones in the shrine. if you are successful in walking from one stone to another with your eyes closed, you will achieve the goal of love.
Laura walked successfully from one to another!!! She is the first woman to have made it that I have ever seen !! Great!!







Though we were to visit Nijo Castle later, we enjoyed so much Sanneizaka and Nineizaka that we couldn't have enough time to visit the castle. So instead, we visited Nishiki Food Market.
They tried some food such as a little octopus, rice cakes, and sweests and they fully enjoyed them in a sense.

As I had a job later, I had to say good-by to them.



I had much fun to be with them. They were/are fully enjoying their trip!!