Day 4 (Jan.9)
It was a nice fine Kyoto morning - quiet, modest, delicate and spiritual.
As I let the alcohol slowly evaporate within my system, the sun slipped through the curtains to shed light upon the tatami and my drowsy life-less eyes.
Knowing that my time here is very little, and that I can only enjoy so much, I hopped on to the bus to the heart of Kyoto city.
After a stroll around Shijo street and Gion, I grabbed myself a Kyo-ramen (Kyoto noodles) for lunch. Unlike the other ramen I've tried, the taste was quite light and it contained a lot of mushrooms (which I don't usually prefer) but it was very refreshing for an intoxicated traveler.
To be honest, I actually preferred more of the Matcha parfait that my partner got, but let's just pretend you never heard that.
As soon as our stomachs were satisfied with a filling lunch, we walked to the shrines to make our wishes for the new coming year.
In Japanese tradition, there is a superstition that our wishes would be granted by making a wish in front of the shrine while putting your hands before you.
It is said that our wishes would not come true if you reveal it to any one other than yourself and the spirit you made your wish upon. So no, I'm not going to be telling you my wish =D
To finish off my tour in Kyoto, I attempted at an Omikuji, which is a box with a hole at the bottom with a bunch of straws inside. After a good shake of the box, one of the straws will come out telling you your fortune for the new year. I was actually fortunate enough to pull out a Daikichi, which is the best fortune you can ever get! Although all the messages that were in the fortune were very vague, I am hoping that everything will work out this year.
With big hopes for a great year I ended Day 4.
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