Kyoto: First Impressions

With a lot of muscle soreness in my luggage, I traveled from Fujinomiya to Kyoto this morning. I covered most of the distance with the Japanese high-speed train Shinkansen. I spent the afternoon in the western part of Kyoto. Among other things, I watched monkeys in the Monkey Park, took a walk through the Bamboo Forest, and visited the Tenryu Ji Temple. The area is beautiful, but quite touristy. Also, it was sometimes quite stifling with about 34 degrees and high humidity. Nevertheless, I really like the city, which is why I'm looking forward to 2-3 more days in Kyoto.