Kyoto tower and Shosei garden

On Saturday, after a morning commitment, we went to Kyoto. Actually, we meant to go to Kyoto, but accidentally got on a train heading for Osaka. Fortunately, we were on the Rapid, not the Express, and so did not have to go all the way to Osaka before turning around

This time, as we only had half a day, our plan was to visit a couple attractions near the station: the Kyoto Tower, and also a shrine quite close to the station.

The observation deck at 100m offered a great view of the city, and we had a lot of fun trying to pick out the places we had been. While making use of the telescopes at the top of the tower, Hunter discovered an absolutely gorgeous garden, only a few hundred meters away from the tower. As the outside temperature was approaching melting point, we decided to visit this garden (Shosei-en) instead of walking to the shrine, which was much further away.

This was a great decision. The garden was stunning, and with all the water and greenery, was comparatively cool. A selection of photos is below: