Goodbye Golden Week

Listening to: Imagine by the Beatles
Currently drinking: Self-made white chocolate mocha


Golden Week is now officially over *sigh*. We returned from Kyoto yesterday morning, after a tad bit more shopping, and actually, I'm a little relieved. It seems kind of counterintuitive, but vacations somehow always end up a little bit taxing. Personally, I find it the most stressful to be surrounded by so many people and all the unfamiliar things. What's funny is that "returning home" for me now is going back to I-House in Nagoya. The relief I feel just being back here makes me wonder how I will react when I truly return home to America...

Anyway, I wanted to post some of my favorite pictures from the Golden Temple in Kyoto, as well as some other random goofy moments.

Tuesday night we all wanted to go out to eat, but, because it was Golden Week, all of the restaurants were full. We eventually ended up eating at Sukyia (a Japanese fastfood chain) and then grabbing drinks from the closest combini and drinking at a park down by the river. We actually had a great time, and the view by the water was incredible!

Entrance to the Golden Temple

This little girl really wanted to ring the bell,
so her mom helped her ^^ so cute! 

The top part is plaited in gold... how cool is that? 

This path was blocked off, but I really wanted to walk on it! 

Panorama of the lake and temple

View from the top of our hostel in Kyoto

The best croissants I've ever eaten! If you ever go to Kyoto
you have to try Choco Cro <333 (trust me, I'm an expert in croissants)

Beautiful silk purses, a little too expensive for me, but I still
had to get a picture :)

This store was like a Japanese Hot Topic, except there weren't
any 13 year old girls trying to look cool in
their All American Rejects  t-shirts...

I apologize that's all I have for now... I really want to go back to Kyoto before I return to America because I just feel like there is so much more of the city that I have yet to see. If you have any questions about where I stayed, where I shopped, what I saw, etc... please feel free to comment below or send me and email at info.sakuranohana@gmail.com.

Always and forever, lattes of love!