Kyoto Ryokan and Temples

So, it's been a few day since my last blog post as I've had limited internet access while staying in Kyoto. Right now we are in Osaka, and will stay here for the next few days. After leaving Nagoya a few days ago, we stayed in a traditional Japanese Inn, known as a Ryokan. We stayed in a Japanese style room, with tatami mats and slept on futons laid on the ground.

On arrival, we were greeted by the friendly staff who served us green tea and Japanese sweets in the lobby.  The lobby was well decorated with a 'mini-garden' and various Japanese ornaments.

We were then taken to our room by one of the staff members. 

An origami crane placed on our pillow. 

We checked out a few temples while in Kyoto, the first being Hingashi Honganji, right in the heart of Kyoto.

That night we sampled some of the local Ramen (Japanese noodle soup) in a tiny, hidden Ramen shop in Kyoto. Washing it down with some Sake...okay i drank most of the Sake...no photos of this.

Yesterday, we also checked out Byodo-in temple, much further out of central Kyoto. This particular temple is special because it it almost 1000 years old and features on the Japanese 10 yen coin. 

Me squinting standing in front of a bridge in Uji

A street in Uji, leading to the temple

The Phoenix Hall in all it's glory!

So that's the last few days wrapped up, we'll have to continue finding things to do in Osaka and will report back with photos!