and Suzanne's
with my fruit
and Suzanne's cappuchino
and my dried fruit
and Suzanne's omelet
and salad
complete with morning fish
and more fruit.
The next morning began fairly early as we were still struggling with jet lag and this was my breakfast
and Suzanne's
with my fruit
and Suzanne's cappuchino
and my dried fruit
and Suzanne's omelet
and salad
complete with morning fish
and more fruit.
After breakfast, Seiichi and Jisuk came to take us on a tour of the old part of Kanazawa
as we went into the first store
and then they posed
and then I joined the photo
as we found a nice backdrop
as we continued to explore and rains began to fail
before we entered an old tea house and went to the top of the stairs
before we began to explore the building
and the meaningful areas
and the musical instruments
and further directions
before we found the quiet room
which was well presented
and we then went to another room
and as we made our way, we looked down upon a garden which will be described below
and then a room for geikos to prepare
with models
and a low table
before we saw a sign explaining the green stones we had seen above
and continued our path through the building
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and then we settled in for our own tea ceremony where biscuits were served with tea
and we all posed perhaps happier because we had discovered that we could put our legs into holes under the table and so we didn't have to kneel as uncomfortably as previously
and so we could eat
before discovering these shoes as we put our own shoes back on and prepared to go back into the rain
which we did at the gold room
with the requisite bamboo protection
as we saw the gold
and garden
with the gold stone
outside the gold room
with its description
before we went back outside
and posed against the elegant backdrop.
After noting this building
we went into this shop where gold is made into thin sheets. We heard about how one kilogram of gold is pressed flat enough to make gold leaf to cover an enormous area (whose size I forget) and saw some of the process
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and then we went into the store where they sold numerous golden owls, one of which we brought home.
Next we went to Omicho, home of an amazing market
where we saw fish
vegetables and fruits
and then more fish
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and fish
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and recorded the signs
and then it was back to fish
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and desserts.
It was squash
edamame
and wasabi in root form
before we came upon the drink machine
where Suzanne posed.
Lunch was next and this was the table service
as the various courses were brought out
before Suzanne and I
and the teachers were recorded.
Next, we headed to the train station where the group purchased tickets that let them come onto the platform and see us off.
Then, we were on the train and on our own but we knew the system
and took a few photos of signs
and rice fields
before we came to Kyoto and arrived at the ryokan where we were staying and this was the only furniture
except for our small alcove overlooking the garden
and the bathroom with a different form of modern toilet though we were embracing a very traditional Japanese way of life.
Tea was brought for us
by Tomoko who was to be our room attendant for the next 2 days
and she took this picture of us in our Western clothes
as she brought our cloths
and a taste
and our container for kimonos
along with this instructive sign
while Suzanne read the bar menu
and on our return from our evening bath, water was waiting for us
even as Suzanne
and I had embraced the local way of dressing
and we settled in
for our meal
for which this was Suzanne's menu
and this was the beer we decided to share
as many courses of food were brought our way.
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