Festival

Now my first real trip was to Kyoto to visit one of the temples. As soon as I took this picture of Amber, Kusumi, Junko, and me at lunch, my batteries ran out. So no pictures of the temple this time. It was very pretty though. Especially the gardens surrouding it. Next time I'll get pictures!
The other pictures are of a festival at Wakayama Castle. Yes, I live right next to the castle! There was lots of dancing, the parade, and food. On the way home I thought I was a lost, but I went the right way. Thank goodness for my good sense of direction. Kyoto was insanely hot, so Wakayama has felt better. Still hot though.
Thank you all for all the emails and blog comments. I love reading them. It makes me very happy to know I have friends and family to write to. Take care!