Upon arriving in Kyoto, we kind of realized that it would be raining most of the time we were there. We tried to stick it out and proceed with our original itinerary, but after looking around for our first destination in the rain for an hour, we found it a bit too miserable. So... we did the only indoor thing we could think of:
We went shopping!
We didn't take may pictures of the shopping itself, so this entry is, I supposed, destined to be pretty short. The place we went shopping is called Shin-Kyogoku and Kyogoku, and is a few very long streets, all of them covered and lined with shops. They had everything from the very traditional kimonos, to modern clothing shops, to goofy goods stores. We found this knock-off to be pretty humorous:
I actually can't tell if it is a knock-off or if the Japanese realized that no one is actually named Waldo. Also? Magnifying glass? Totally cheating.
Erik also had a pretty monumental day, as he achieved a life-long dream: meeting Col. Sanders.
Finally, when we saw this, we knew our search for a dinner location was over:
Shakeys??? So this is where you ran off to, leaving Modesto and the San Gabriel valley choking on the bitter tears of failed romance!! This Shakeys had a bit of a different approach than the Shakeys Erik and I had previously experienced: it was a buffet of pizza, noodles, potato wedges, curry, and salad... and no karaoke. And they put some weird crap on their pizza. Egg custard, anyone? We were more than slightly disappointed. Rest in peace, USA Shakeys. Rest in peace.
Heehee! Guess what: It's actually supposed to be "Where's Wally". The books were created by a British dude, and then some other countries (like the US) decided to change the character's name. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Where%27s_Wally%3F
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