By the time I made it to Kyoto, my vacation was coming to a close. Therefore, I didn't explore Kyoto as much as I could have. I would of had to sacrifice a trip to Hiroshima, and that was a city I wanted to make sure I visited. Even so, I saw a lot for the time I did have in the city. Right off the bat, you can notice a drastic difference in landscape between Tokyo and Kyoto. Tokyo has all the tall, modern buildings and uses a complex train system throughout the city. Kyoto has the old fashioned, smaller buildings and still uses buses for the most part throughout the city. It definitely is slower paced than Tokyo also.
The first place I stopped at was the Kyoto Handicrafts Center. Internet sources described it as a great place for souvenirs, so I wanted to check it out. The place featured a lot of nice souvenirs ranging from dolls, jewelry, table decorations, wall decorations, hats, shirts, and so forth. It was definitely worth having a good look around. I also found an advertisement for a burger place called 58 Diner (that the Japanese woman working there recommended to me).
After leaving the center, I headed to 58 Diner (which turned out to be western themed). The burgers there were ridiculously good! They definitely tasted better than Five Guys and maybe David's Burgers back in the states. Since it was after 7 p.m., and shrines and temples close at 4 p.m., I headed back to the hostel. At the hostel, I found an advertisement for a light show event going on in the city. One of the owners of the hostel gave me directions to the place where the show was held, and I headed out with my camcorder in hand. The light show was creative and had great music! The show was the end of my traveling for the day, and I headed back to the hostel to rest.
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