First day in Kyoto!

Checked out of our airbnb apartment in Osaka and made or way to Kyoto. it was relatively easy.  Down to Daikokucho subway station to get to Shin Osaka. From there it was on to the JR Rapid train which only took 25 minutes to get to Kyoto Central.
Our airbnb apartment is about a15 minute walk away. lunch was a good one again. Japanese is Japanese I guess and they are all permutations of the same. However. ..

A seafood bowl with tempura prawns cooked on the spot

Tempura with ramen and a rice bowl with prawns and steamed egg

Pork cutlet with salad

Then it was off to the Golden pavilion temple which was pretty busy with tourists and school groups. the temple is set in beautiful gardens with maple trees just turning red.

In Osaka we went everywhere by subway or train which was quick.  Kyoto is quite different and this temple was a rather long bus ride away. 

While we found Osaka generally clean and that includes streets and shopping strips where you hardly see garbage on streets. 

Kyoto seemed more like other cities. Something I observed while wandering about Osaka in the morning was people out cleaning the streets outside their offices and shops early before work starts . Not cleaners but just office type people in office wear who don a vest and sweep and pick rubbish.

In Dotonbori you are expected to eat the food you buy at the stalls and then return the packaging. they discourage people from buying food and eating on the go. 

Kyoto on the other hand immediately feels different. not as neat and tidy and certainly older and not as garbage free.

Dinner was a simple affair. couldn't be bothered going out again to eat so we got stuff from a supermarket. you get really good stuff including packed food etc.

That's my katsu chicken with Japanese curry.

It's been a day of walking again so it was back home and taking it easy fairly early. I think we are off to the monkey park tomorrow?