Philosopher's Path
After our day trip to Osaka the day prior, Ray and I were super excited to spend one more full day in Kyoto. We started the morning with breakfast (some yummy pastries and coffee) from 2/7 kitchen , which was a short walk from our hotel. After grabbing our stuff for the day, we then caught the bus over to the Kinkaku-ji (Golden temple). It was quite a trek up the hill to get to the temple but well worth it! The top two floors of the temple are completely covered in gold leaf, and the temple was a retirement villa of a shogun. It was also the inspiration for the Silver Pavillion (see below). The temple was absolutely stunning against the pretty fall colors! After our visit to the Golden Temple, we were ready for a quick snack. So, we went over to the McDonalds that was relatively close by (classic tourists...). The McDonalds actually had a nice view over the mountains, and the chicken nuggets hit the spot. Next, we caught the bus over to the Silver Temple. This one was inspired by the G...
