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			<comment><![CDATA[After Niles' morning nap, we walked along the canal right next to the Higashiyama subway station. There are willow trees on both sides of the canal.]]></comment>
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			<comment><![CDATA[We stopped by a local fruit stand in Higashiyama. Niles is drooling over the plums.]]></comment>
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			<comment><![CDATA[Niles checking out a local grocery store in Higashiyama.]]></comment>
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			<comment><![CDATA[We ate at a noodle bar for lunch and had to point to the display outside the restaurant to order. Niles loves Udon and likes to slurp on the noodle.]]></comment>
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			<comment><![CDATA[Nap time! <a href="http://www.itcj.or.jp/facility/5/facil/526003.html">Kyoto Traveller's Inn</a> - Higashiyama, Kyoto.]]></comment>
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			<comment><![CDATA[In the evening, after it had cooled down, we walked to Gion. It's about 15 minutes walk from Higashiyama. Little kids hang out by the canal looking at the fish.]]></comment>
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			<comment><![CDATA[The side streets in <a href="http://www.yamasa.org/japan/english/destinations/kyoto/gion.html">Gion</a>, which happens to be the Geisha hang out place. The side streets in Gion are much more interesting than the main streets.]]></comment>
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			<comment><![CDATA[Niles window shopping in Gion, Kyoto.]]></comment>
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			<comment><![CDATA[Restaurant sign in <a href="http://www.engrish.com">Engrish!</a>]]></comment>
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			<comment><![CDATA[Checking out an alley in Gion, Kyoto. We saw a few Geishas on their way to work. For dinner, we found a really nice Chinese restaurant with outdoor seating by the Kama river.]]></comment>
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			<comment><![CDATA[At the <a href="http://www.itcj.or.jp/facility/5/facil/526003.html">Kyoto Traveller's Inn</a>, Higashiyama - Kyoto.]]></comment>
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			<comment><![CDATA[One of Niles' favorite foods, na-na.]]></comment>
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