Friday:
(I am determined to finish writing up my holiday notes, sorry this has taken a while for those who had read the earlier posts.)
We paid for an extra night in kyoto and decided to go for a walk in the other direction, after a mile or so Jo noticed the sign for Niji Castle so we head in that direction with a minor detour down a dimly lit stall infested covered street.. Niji Castle is surrounded by a moat and we made our way to the enterance. Once insidethere ar two palaces surrounded by beautiful gardens which are very well kept; I think all the trees have thier leaves trimmed like bonzai. The second palace has its own moat arround it with koi swimming in the shade of the bridge. Before we leave here Jo has green tea ice cream. The afternoon finds us taking a long slow walk, through the shopping area, back towards our final night in this ryokan.