Refuge of a Maladjusted Moose

Lok and I took a trip to Kyoto to have some Indian curry, do some shopping, and go to Gion to see the cherry blossoms. They are only out for about a week and are usually insanely popular. You only had to see the queue for the bus to Gion at the station to realise it was going to be packed..... Fortunately its a bit enough place and we got to see some pretty trees covered in whites and pinks.

After the success in Gion and not quite done with the weekends viewing we took a trip from Kyoto to Kanazawa. Kanazawa contains one of Japans top 3 Gardens so was a perfect spot to see some Cherry Blossoms and generally appreciate spring. It was a very nice way to spend a couple of hours and we are both very happy that we went. Honestly I can't say that much about it but there are more pictures to the side and they explain things much better than I can.

Also of note is that it is indeed spring here now. Finally. The weather has suddenly become very nice indeed. It was about 20 degrees yesterday, a nice change from the 5 degrees of last week. All things considered it is a good time to be here. Shame about the impending rainy season though....