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Dinner time Friday
We joined Jennifer and Yadine at Mangetsu no Hana - the really popular places fill up early as most are very small.
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Food hall
retail therapy (with air-conditioning). Fish shaped waffles - only in Japan?
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Houjika pudding
Roasted green tea flavour dessert with brown sugar syrup
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Dessert selected
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Sweet dumplings
Bracken starch is popular - delicious matcha flavour
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Going to Bamboo forest
Unfortunately we jumped on the first train at the platform and it didn't take this route!
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Lunch Kyoto style
It was all delciious
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Buffet selection 8
Mystery pot almost empty - very delicious rice dish, we couldn't manage all of it.
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Buffet selection 7
Potato salad with hijiki and deep fried tofu (which is very soft)
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Buffet selection 6
Snow fungus and cucumber with salty lemon sauce. Lovely crounch
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Buffet selection 5
Salty Mabo tofu
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Buffet selection 4
Tofu
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Buffet selection 3
Pumpkin with taro
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Buffet selection 2
Tabboulet with aubergine and lentils
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Pot of Mystery
We are told to leave the lid on for 15 minutes until it is ready
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Lunchtime Friday
Back in Kyoto, we choose a local ef-service buffet
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Bamboo forest 3
We have been bitten to death by mosquitos, despite three generous sprays of repellants
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Bamboo forest 2
Its beautiful, we can hear the creaking as it grows
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Bamboo forest
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On our way to the bamboo forest
We didn't realise there was a much closer one, but had a nice train ride (with air-con) looking for this one
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Breakfast day 5
Continuing good variety of Japanese cooked breakfast at our hotel. Still need yoghurt and coffee in the selection. ng forward to c…