Japan Mar 2011 Day 4 – 京都 晨の雪

2nd day in Kyoto, we woke up to a pleasant surprise. it had been snowing the night before and the neighbourhood was enshrouded in a white veil. barely 6 am in the morning but the sky’s already quite lit but the air was chilly and dense. the neighbourhood was still in slumbers, quiet and peaceful saved for an occasional but infrequent bark. probably an Akita. clouds ominous and grey brood in the distant mountains foreboding a storm making its way down the hills. True enough, it began to snow again.
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July 18, 2011 | Categories: Travel | Tags: chawan zaka, 茶碗, 茶碗坂, Japan, Jishu Jinja, kansai, kiyomizu dera, Kyoto, morning snow, 地主神社, 日本, 晨の雪, 清水寺, 京都 | 8 Comments