Wednesday, December 3, 2008.
So after a day of colds, plays, and sleep, the first real day in Kyoko starts. And what is the first thing I get to do? Why, worry about the camera of course...because it's stopped working. Well, okay, it works, but it needs batteries. Sadly, none of the stores around our area sells batteries that will properly work for the camera. This is enough to frustrate any tourist, so it should come as no surprise this ticks me off. Isn't half the point of this trip to take a lot of pictures? Well, thankfully this is where the vending machines come in handy, as you can buy disposible cameras from these wonderful machines for about ¥600 ($6.00), so I buy one and start clicking. One of my surroundings...
...some stores that looked interesting to me for some reason...
...and a picture of some of the locals. I haven't taken too many pictures of the Japanese because it's considered rude to take pictures of people without their permission. Well, I understand, but this is still a once-in-lifetime thing I'm doing (though not if I have anything to say about it), but seeing as how the digital camera has an automatic flash I can't take the pictures without the worry that it might go off. With this camera though I control the flash, so I took this oppertunity to take pictures of the people that make this country...
...sadly, this day turns out to get worse. See, my guide (who I am still very thankful for letting me tag along) planned to do two temples and a hike. We manage one temple (of which I don't have pictures of yet...sorry), and then the rest of the day is spent on the bus. And of what is probably the most old fashioned train station I've seen here yet...
...and this proves just how far behind Kyoto is in terms of their gadgets and gizmos. On the train I saw a couple of beautiful girls in kinomoto's, and I took a quick picture of them...
...I wish I could have gotten their faces better, but this is the sort of thing people in Tokyo simply don't wear, yet in Kyoto this fashion is more common. Well, anyway, by the time we get to the mountain site it's so dark that we can't hike. I took some pictures, but the quality is a bit bad due to the lighting issues...
...and this is where I started to miss my digital camera. While I can retake a shot of something I'm not happy with digital, with film what I got is what I got, and I won't know if I got it right until the film is developed. I've got mixed feelings about these pictures, but oh well. And these are the pictures that were completely ruined by the dark. We head home and contemplate what a waste the day was. We promise to get more done the next day. Living Life Differently These Days
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