Day 8, cont.
S and J arrived back at the hostel and we all agreed we were hungry and ready to go eat dinner. Our destination was a ten minute walk away and required crossing a river nearby.
Since it was the Emperor's Birthday and a lot of restaurants were closed, I was concerned that this one might be as well, and we might find ourselves in another "Hangry Wanderers" type of situation. I considered calling the restaurant but I didn't know what to say if they answered. S suggested just saying, "Gomennasai!" (Sorry!) if they answered and we would know they were open because someone answered the phone. I called, they answered, I said sorry, and we were on our way!
Hi, Kyoto Tower!
This bird picture was covering a construction fence on the bridge.
Not here...
Here we are! Yep, it's another Indian/Nepalese place! That turned out to be one of the easiest choices for both vegetarians and meat-eaters!
One thing I was really missing was red wine. Not in a "I NEED A DRINK!" type of way, but in a "my body is used to having this a few times a week and takes comfort in the normalcy of it" type of way. So, I went for the cheap (300 yen) glass of mystery red wine.
As you can see it was VEEEERY chilled. But it was good and definitely worth at least $3!
The menu looked veeeeery similar to the one at the Indian place from the first night in Kyoto. I imagine they both got theirs from the same supplier, or maybe the restaurants are owned by the same person/company.
There was also an AYCE option, but we did not partake!
I ordered a set meal so I got a salad.
Palak paneer...again...don't judge me!
M's dal makhani
Garlic naan!
The set meals also came with non-alcoholic drinks. I think the others got cold drinks so they got their before the entrees, but mine was chai so I got it after:
This restaurant was also really good and had great service.
During the meal I got this notification from DuoLingo:
RUDE!!! I am here LIVING the language, I don't need you!!!
(BTW fun fact: the background is me and M dressed up for S and J's wedding back in February 2017)
We walked back over the bridge...
...and stopped at Lawson, which is like 7-Eleven but not quite as good, IMO. Everyone got breakfast things for the next day and we went back to the hostel to pack and prepare for our departure.
Day 8 Stats
Distance: 7.6 miles
Steps: 18568
Flights: 17
Up next: Day 9! Bullet train, cats, another temple shrine, and another BIG MISTAKE!!!!