Kyoto so far has been an interesting mix of old and new. The heartland of majority of Japan`s temples and Geisha. I find it rather refreshing when I see women and men walking around in traditional kimonos but...
I think Ive over dosed on temples and shrines. They are literally quite everywhere and while beautiful, Im having a case of "too much of a good thing". So Ive taken to doing things that are around the temples but are slightly less known. Like finding a small waterfall grotto behind the Nizenji Temple... which was rather creepy since I was the only one walking the trail and there were tiny shrines and a cemetery along the way. It honestly felt like I was being watched by the surrounding forest.
The food had been really good to me, especially the dairy which surprisingly I can ingest with no lactose problems. Oh and I ate chicken hearts (hows that uncle willie!) yakitori style.
As for Cafe Independance...
In the movie with Bill Murry, Lost in Translation, I honestly don't think he would have that much of a problem with Japan if he stayed in a guesthouse or a hostel. Practically all the girls in the all-girl dorm/room (all 4 of us) went out to scope the club scene. Being the "worldly" lot we stayed away from the up scaled establishments and anything that charged outrageous cover and drink prices. Which lead us to Cafe Independence which worked as a artsy cafe in the day and a rather pseudo-bohemian club at night. I only say that because of the people there while trendy and rather down to earth looking, most of their clothes probably cost the amount of my 7 night stay here in Kyoto. But the atmosphere was great, we got in for about 1000 yen which also included a drink. The DJ music on the other hand sounded like... well crap. Sorry to say there was not continuity in beat or style. The irony was that they were mostly English songs of which i know from speaking with one of the managers in my last hostel that most Japanese don't understand the lyrics too.
Today Im going to walk the rest of Eastern Kyoto which hopefully will take up most of my day.
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