Kyoto 2: temples & young men...

With hangover in tow, we head off for some temples. Luckily the first one was a gentle stumble from the hotel. But being Kyoto, a lot of temples were a gentle stumble from our hotel. The first one was the Yasaka Shrine - guarded by the fiercest of beasts...






Then a wander through the back streets of Gion...


Geishas in front a vending machine - find me a more accurate image of where Japan is at now


For lunch we trooped back to the station for lunch at a beautiful shojin ryori (vegetarian haute cuisine) - which to our dismay had changed hands. But the Oyako Don wa pretty good anyway...


But it was all made up at dinner. Our original destination wasn't open so we decided to opt for a quick bite.



So it probably doesn't look like the best place in Japan, but looks can be deceiving.




The awesomeness of the logo should've tipped us off to what was to follow.
Take a moment to check the pic below...


..that, my friends, is known as a Young Man's Modanyaki. That's two okonomiyaki sandwiched together, filled with maccaroni cheese and pork, topped with a creamy tangy sauce, corn and seaweed. Japan-style potato salad on the side. Probably the most intense meal of the whole trip.