For Sunday and Monday, Andrea and I took in some more of the sights of Kyoto. On Sunday we went to the National Museum in Kyoto and saw the permanent exhibits, mostly of ceramics, textiles, religious statues, etc. There was a special exhibit for the Treasures of Kodan-ji Temple. When we arrived there, though, the estimated wait to get in was 2 hours. We passed, as we saw the line queued up with people waiting patiently to get in.
It was interesting to see in the museum that there appeared (at least as near as I could tell) to be a wide variety of people attending. It seemed to me they were of all ages, classes, etc. Some folks, at least judging solely from their looks (which I realize is unfair), you would never have guessed for museum goers. Andrea tells me that she thinks it is much more common for all people in the country to care about their national treasures.
Our new ryokan was nice. A little more modern than the Yuzuya, and much larger. The baths were larger too and they had a terrific outdoor bath (rotemburo).
I am going to have to finish this up when I arrive back in
the states.
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