Although I still feel tired we wake up early and head out to walk the Philosophers' Path, together with a friend of Shinya. The temperature is still pretty high, and to avoid the big crowds ate the temples ini the city this seems to be the most sensible choice.

After a relatively long bus-drive through the city we meet Shinya's friend, a French engineer that also spent some time in Delft. A short trip on a local train brings us to the start of the track.

The walk from one shrine to another, is still quite intense and sweaty due to the high temperatures, luckily most of the path is in the forest so we are walking in the shade. On our way we meet a man that warns us: he has spotted a viper on the path in front of us, so we wait until the man scares the snake away.

On our way back to the train station we pass a number of ultra-luxurious Ryokans that have constructed a terrace over the river. This is not only nice and cool; it is also very relaxing to eat with a superb view on the flowing water (although it is of course very expensive...).

Once back in Kyoto we have a nice and hearty meal of Okonomiyaki!