We continued on to Kyoto and had some time to spare so we went to the Nishiki Market. This market is often referred to as Kyoto's kitchen. It runs for a quarter of a mile and has 130 vendors selling all kinds of treats. It was packed with people so we kept up a good pace. We bought some eggs, chicken, gin, and some tonic water. While there we ate some giant crab sticks, one tempura fried and one broiled. Folks are not supposed to eat while walking and we heard announcements about that. We actually saw a vendor pull someone to the side and tell them to stop walking and finish eating. I wonder where that rule came from? Are they worried about having another kind of Reese's Peanut Butter Cup incident, only this tiem with shellfish and doughnuts? Then we headed over to the AirBnB, a 2 bed, one bath, full kitchen house. It is located down a very narrow alley. We were forewarned not to attempt to drive to the place but our driver boldly went where he should not have gone. It got progressively narrower and narrower. We told him that we were close enough a couple of times but maybe he did not understand or he thought he could make it, but he could not. We heard a crunch at a particularly tight spot and that turned out to be as close as we were going to get to the AirBnB. It turned out to be a lovely place with more space that we expected for Japan. The door frames however, are quite low and are only 5 foot 10 or so. They are so low that I should see the low frame and stop before hitting my head but I still hit it a few times. Luckily I wore my hat all night as a protection device
A tiny cement truck is spotless and clean
Many rivers to cross
Temples to pass
We had extra time before we could get into the AirBnB so we walked through the Nishiki Market
Many blocks of goodies for sale
Like Octopus on a stick
Fried, broiled or boiled crab sticks
Recommended by crab lovers
Brown goo is not too appetizing
Crowds for 10 blocks or so
Mr. Young Men, is that a fly swatter?
A busy sidewalk in Kyoto
Our AirBnB host warned us that the street where our stay is located was very tine and that we should not try to drive on it. We repeatedly told our driver that we were close enough
But he kept driving and went one curve in the road too far
Our place is not built for tall folks
Steep stairs!
Terraces in the back of our place
Looking out the window of our bedroom
The western room
The Japanese room
Controls for the toilet
The dining room
The Kitchen
I don't think we made up the Japanese bed correctly
We found a fine new gin, it is High Class, so so it says on the box
The label is a patch made of fabric
