After all our studio visits and weaving in Osaka and Kobe, we headed off to Kyoto for a ‘girls weekend’.
It started off with a day at the Vegan Earth Day Festival.
It was great! It was strange! It felt like being on Salt Spring Island in the middle of Kyoto - fair trade products, vegan and organic food, music, tents, all held in a park. It was just that everyone spoke Japanese!! We loved it - and it was a beautiful day.
Then, we spent some time walking around enjoying the sights and looking at many of the shops along the streets…
We found these great silk rings and so we all bought (at least) one…
We also found a great place for tea…
Then our tour guides helped us sort out how to get back to the hotel…
We had such a great time! Can’t wait to get together with everyone again 
In the meantime - Happy Weaving!
Terri
My website: www.saorisaltspring.com
on Jun 1st, 2010 at 9:21 am
Don’t have a sweet tooth but that icecream looks divine!!! Sounds like you had an amazing trip.
on Jun 1st, 2010 at 9:32 am
It was a totally amazing trip! And yes, the ice cream and the cakes at the tea shop were pretty divine…
on Jun 1st, 2010 at 9:58 pm
LOL! It does indeed look just like Salt Spring! I love it! It looks like it was a totally magical and delightful time. I am loving the unfolding of your trip here on your blog! Thank you so much for sharing it all with us!
on Jun 2nd, 2010 at 7:07 am
Thanks Noreen - I am enjoying going over the photos again and remembering the trip as I post about it. It was certainly a magical trip!