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			<comment><![CDATA[Kyoto is a small city nestled in a valley.  It was Japan's capital for more than 10 centries before Tokyo became the capital in 1868.
<p>The area we stayed is called Higashiyama, meaning "eastern hill".  As the
name suggests, Higashiyama is at the foothills on the east side on Kyoto.  The
whole city is full of history and culture.  The picture above is an alley two
streets down from our hotel.</p>
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			<comment><![CDATA[Being all jet-lagged the first morning after we arrived in Japan, we took a very early walk in the neighborhood, and stumbled into this quaint, little temple.  ]]></comment>
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			<comment><![CDATA[There's literally a temple every five steps in Higashiyama.]]></comment>
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			<comment><![CDATA[The steps leading to the temple are quite steep.  Luckily, there is a ramp so we easily pushed the stroller up.]]></comment>
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			<comment><![CDATA[From this small pavillion, you get a view of the whole city.]]></comment>
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			<comment><![CDATA[Not a soul was around, partly because it was still during ungodely hours, partly because the temple was in tourist maps.]]></comment>
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			<comment><![CDATA[Small shrine with two stone lanterns.]]></comment>
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			<comment><![CDATA[We love the moss and the stone lanterns.]]></comment>
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			<comment><![CDATA[Niles is still finishing his breakfast.]]></comment>
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			<comment><![CDATA[A typical house in the Higashiyama area.]]></comment>
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			<comment><![CDATA[We continued on with our mroning stroll, heading to a neighborhood park, called Okazaki Park.  ]]></comment>
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			<comment><![CDATA[We ran into quite a few people walking their dogs.  Niles were facinated by the pigeons as well.]]></comment>
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			<comment><![CDATA[Niles is approaching this pigeon.]]></comment>
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			<comment><![CDATA[The bird wisely backed away from the curious, little baby.]]></comment>
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			<comment><![CDATA[Poof... the birdie was gone!]]></comment>
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