We were treated to another big breakfast, with the same fresh fruit, pastries, milk bread and apple and cinnamon jam. We also had potato and burdock soup this morning, which was interesting to be eating at 8am...
So we got out straight after breakfast and headed for the bus stop. The buses here are very frequent and we jumped on the 206. You pay when you get off the bus in Kyoto, and it was 220 Yen per person. We didn't have the correct change, but luckily the pay station by the driver accepts 1000 Yen notes. So, we arrive at our stop and everyone gets up to get off the bus. I'm at the front of the queue and slip the 1000 Yen note into the machine. I then take what I thought was the change and get off. In doing so, the whole bus (including the driver) burst into laughter and wave me back onto the bus. Turns out it was just a change machine, and I hadn't paid. Literally just changed up my note and walked off. Needless to say, we paid the fare and walked off red faced and embarrassed!
We arrived at the Market at about 9:30, and it was already busy. It was in the ground of a large temple and all of the stalls were scattered around the gardens. It was a lot of fun, and there was a great selection of hand crafts, ornaments, pottery and foods. Natalie, Nasreen and the Nans would have loved it here! Like Spitalfield Market but with an oriental twist.
We brought a couple of cool bits and bobs, and some Soya Milk cake, which we are now enjoying with a cup of coffee in the Imperial Palace gardens. It's so light and fluffy, feels like you're eating air!
We have also just got our tickets for a tour of the Imperial Palace. Quite serious stuff, and they wanted to see passports and take our full details and addresses before we could book ourselves in. We guess it's the equivalent of Windsor Castle back home, so they need to be thorough!
The tour's at 2pm, and our early start got us here by 11, so we're left with 3 hours to soak up some rays in the gardens...
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