Sweeeeets!

Pierre and Yasuko going for some popular Japanese sweets. Warabi Mochi is that green rice based treat with a tea after taste. and Mitarashi Dango a water and rice flour dough coated with a sugar and soy sauce mix. Not my cup of tea :-). But Pierre and Yasuko love it.  Acquired a taste, it must be.

Dave. Day Fourteen. Temple Day

Off to Sanzen-In Temple!

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Ninomaru Goten

Scenes of Ninomaru Goten

Dave. Day Thirteen. Ninomaru Goten

Dave was off to visit the Ninomaru Castle in Kyoto.

Yakitori…

… again. Well, everybody has his own way to remember things. Ours seems to be food. This time in a small restaurant in a small side street of Kyoto’s Ponto-cho Dori.

In the middle of Kyoto

… an oasis of piece and calm around Ponto-cho Dori.

Scenes of Kyoto

First day. First impressions.

Tempura in Kyoto

It was time.
One of the last items in our culinary lists was crossed out this evening. Love the lightness and freshness at the same time!

Making Soba!

Today, at the Hinode-ya restaurant near Mikuni, we had the opportunity to make our own buckwheat noodles (Soba), from the doe, to the rolling and finally the cutting. Then we ate a meal totally composed of soba, this time eaten cold, in two different styles.

Even the dessert was cold noodles!
Great people, great experience and as always great food!