18 November 2010 Beauty of the fall foliage in Kyoto (or not)
Practically half the country of Japan and some good percentage of the rest of the world descends on Kyoto in the spring for cherry blossoms and the fall for the autumn foliage. Today we went to the very famous Nanzenji temple to take in the fall colors. I would normally strenuously avoid such a big tourist spot at the height of the tourist season, but today we have my mom visiting, so I made an exception and decided not to be a grumpy old man.
I love this shot because it illustrates how clueless little kids can be about their surroundings. As long as she has her little styrofoam plane in hand and her brother to play with, context means practically nothing to Zoe.
On the road to the temple…
Genbo is into jumping rope (or dayglo plastic) now, and he’s actually getting pretty good at it. Of course they had to do it here. Zoe first. (And no, given the tourist crowds of the day, they weren’t spoiling any of the temple’s ambiance.)
