Kyoto Day 1 Part 2

There's a saying (heard from S), Kyoto people have strong legs. I am pretty sure thats correct as most of temples and shrines are on the top of hill or top of flights and flights of stairs. My legs were worn out after the 4th shrine and we stopped to take a ice cream break (but still walking! since it would cost 300 yen more to sit inside the restaurant ! Shocking!). Seems to me Kyoto is even more expensive than Tokyo. 

At one point we passed by a stall that sold crab stick and it looked so tempting and delicious (1 stick for 500 yen $6 sin). As we just had our another dessert break so S refused to let me buy (I was not hungry but really wanted to try).  So i started chanting and chanting and chanting until he agreed when we were walking back, he was saying it must not be real crab as it was too cheap and i said the pictures and sign indicated it was crab.  When we were back at the stall, I read the japanese words and realised S was right, it was fish meat disguised as crab meat! Although the banner had huge crab picture , the words stated beside it was telling the Japanese it was fish meat. At second glance I also realised all the customers queuing were foreigners! Mm.... Not a nice way to cheat tourists... I had nearly became a victim with them. 

magnificent drawing done by a Japanese artist which took him 2 years to complete

directly on roof

spotted geisha being interviewed

think it was international movie festival or something. Alot people in suits

Tea Break!

abit of everything, matcha is Kyoto must try but matcha tea is too bitter even after eating all the sweets

the dessert shop along Gion street

finally the Japanese ladies in kimono started to appear

back at the 1st temple that we went in the morning to collect special stamp

they were in the midst of releasing fishes back to pond

this is the "crab" stick I was talking about! See.. the sign and picture stated crab! 

the ice cream break that required us to continue walking lol...