Temples and another Onsen

We had a rather later start this morning and had breakfast and lunch combined in a local branch of Yoshinoya.  We had set the afternoon aside for visiting temples in the Southern Higashiyama area of Tokyo and do that we did!

We started at Kenin-Ji - the oldest Zen temple in Kyoto.  It has a great garden and an excellent painting of two dragons on the roof of its main hall.



We moved on then to Kiyomizu-Dera Buddhist
Temple as it has a high commanding position over the City and some great views. The next stop was Kodai-Ji.  We walked through Maruyama park and past the Temple there and then North to Chion-in.  The temple was closed by the time we got there and photo opportunities were severely limited by the numbers of coaches parked there!

Following this we went to find a recommended Onsen baths to the West of Kyoto.  After a relaxing soak we enjoyed dinner in a local restaurant called Cafe Sarasa Nishijin.  Following a metro trip back to the hotel area we had a quick beer and then retired.