B-I-G gate

During my trip to Japan in March and April, I was very lucky to have the world's most beautiful tour guide. But even the best tour guides can sometimes have a day which is less than perfect....YUP! This gate is not far from Heian Jingu. Also not far from the wonderful coffee shop with chocolate cake, and not far from the street market with Takoyaki and thick, sweet pancakes filled with sweet beans.

But my BTG (beautiful tour guide) earlier walked around the Imperial Palace grounds in the wrong shoes and I had made her walk her little legs off all over Kyoto. So we got to Heian Temple by taxi, rang the bell and gave Buddha a few coins, walked all over the temple and it's gardens, had a little to eat and drink and then......we had to go walking again.

My BTG was (a) Cold, (b) Had tired legs (c) Sore feet and, as we walked underneath this wonderful gate (click photo for bigger image) told me that (d) She didn't know where we were.
We were looking for a railway station. So we walked, and walked, and walked, and walked.......Then we walked some more, and finally asked for directions when we were 25 metres from the railway station.

I love my BTG.

Anyway, after we finally got off the train at Ishiyama, my BTG took me to a tiny yakitoria with a very low door, very lovely aroma, very cold Asahi Super Dry....and we talked, ate yakitori, drank beer, laughed a little then went home.

It was a great day.
Thank you K.