statues are dressed against the winter

an elaborate sweet-making machine

A pair of ladies on the Sannen-zaka steps

Crowds on the Sannen-zaka steps

A park housing buildings from three architectural periods

Ninnen-zaka steps

Shrines are everywhere in Kyoto

We missed the Ryozen Kannon by mere minutes, but were able to take a picture in through the gate.

Kodai-ji garden

Kodai-ji at the end of the day

Kodai-ji at the end of the day

A sand painting in Kodai-ji.

A teahouse with a beautiful (if overstocked) pond

The teahouse had trophies on the side of the room...

... and Scott in the corner

The chestnut sundae was a lot of chestnut. Four different forms of it

their award-winning koi

The bus stands had signs showing where the bus was on its route.

Shrines were everywhere in Kyoto

The platform in the Kyoto train station

The platform in the Kyoto train station

A train approaches the Kyoto platform