Friday the water in our building was going to be turned off for several hours, so I went to Kyoto.
While there I ran an errand for Satoshi then I went to Obaku.
There is a bakery that I have been wanting to check out but was never in the area...Tamakitei.
I picked up a pastrami egg sandwich for lunch and other items for our breakfast the next day...top right was a croquant (puff pastry, walnuts), bottom left : miyazaki chicken, yuzu kosho & bubu arare (so good!) bottom right: yamaguri choco (chestnuts, chocolate & walnuts in puff pastry)
The sandwich was so soggy that I was disappointed with it but the other items we really enjoyed, I will definitely be back the next time we are in the area.
After buying some items at Tamakitei I went one station over to Mimurodo and walked to Mimurotoji.
We've visited here a couple of times...which I wrote about here, and here.
I had thought this temple was known for their ajisai (hydrangea), but they have way more tsutsuji (azaleas).
10,000 hydrangea plants & 20,000 azaleas!
Click to see a short video I shot from the top of the azalea "mountain".
I thought it was neat that a white azalea had inter-mingled with a pink one and became half-half!
After Mimurotoji, I went one more station over to Uji.
The area has changed since the last time we visited, more shops and eateries...a little more touristy.
I stood in line for Nakamura Tokichi, a well known tea shop in the area...I'm glad it wasn't a really long wait, maybe only half an hour?!
I had their namacha (literally raw tea) gelatin sprinkled with shincha (new/spring tea)...not photogenic, but super refreshing and perfect for the gross humidity on this day.
Then I went back to Kyoto city...and had an iced cafe latte at %Arabica Kyoto before catching the train back to Osaka.
It was nice to be out and about, though the humidity was quite bad...rainy season is coming...sigh!
Tamakitei
57-14 Gokasho Hirano
Uji, Kyoto
Phone: 0774.38.1801
Closed Mondays & Tuesdays
Hours: 7:00-18:45 (earlier if they sell out)
Nakamura Tokichi
1-10 Uji
Uji, Kyoto
Phone: 0774.22.7800
Cafe: 11:00-18:00
Shop: 10:00-18:00
%Arabica Kyoto
inside Fujii Daimaru Kyoto 1F
Phone: 075.746.5995
Hours: 10:30-20:00
Open when Fujii Daimaru is
5 comments:
I had just read about that bakery and was dying to try it. Also, my girlfriend's daughter just had a semester abroad and was hosted by a family in Uji. It sounded so interesting, I want to go there, especially during one of the flower seasons because of your beautiful pictures!
V
I saw the flower video on your flickr...gorgeous. and geez Kat you are so good at waiting -- we went to a garden fair a couple of weeks ago but the opening was delayed by 40 minutes (when we left so it was probably even longer) and I was so grumpy that we just split.
Nice photos Kat!
hope you are able to visit this area V :)
thanks Rowena, some days I just have too much time on my hands :p
Take care you two!
Kat
Thanks Kirk :)
Take care.
Kat
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