Kyoto cont.

Up bright and early as wanted to get to Arashiyama to walk through the bamboo forest and visit the monkey's in Monkey Park. It was a very nice day weather wise and the walk in the bamboo forest was interesting but very busy. The place has lots of gardens and shrines to visit and we saw another geisha girl but yet again no photos to be taken. The river Hozu runs right through the city and we enjoyed a lovely walk along its banks watching the boats glide pass. After our walk we tried the local soya ice cream and very nice it was too, maybe not as fattening as our ice cream due to being made from soya.

Finding the monkey park I realised it was another climb up to the top of Mt.Iwatayama at 133 meters but the route is lined with the monkeys. At the top they have a feeding station and amazing views over the city below. The monkeys roam freely and it was lovely to watch them in their natural habitat as these monkeys are only found in Japan.

Bamboo Forest

Bamboo Forest

Bamboo Forest

Gardens at Arashiyama

Japanese Macaque or Snow Monkey

I`m watching you

That`s nice

Overlooking the city