Kyoto 2012 - Trip Beginnings

These photos were taken at the beginning of our trip with the Kyoto Kimono group in October 2012. They include:
Oct 18 - the Kyoto Gyoen National Garden
Oct 19 - Arashiyama (bamboo forest, Okochi Sanso, Tenryu-ji)
Oct 20 - the Kyoto Gyoen National Garden, the Kamo river, lunch at Ganko Nijoen, the Nishijin Textile Center and the Nishijin streets
Oct 21 - Toji market
Oct 22 - Shugakuin Imperial Villa and the nearby residential neighborhood, Philosopher's Path and Jidai Matsuri