在旅程的第五天，我们安排了京都一日游。
因为大阪和京都的距离并不是很远，而且坐轻快铁就可以到达了，所以我们就安排了让自己去感受一下日本的古都。
The journey to Kyoto took about an hour, so we had to wake up real early. I woke up at 5 a.m. and had to wake the other two lazy bums. We didn't even stop for breakfast because I was that excited!
On the train, we saw people travelling to work and school. I'm assuming that they are from other towns that had to commute to work or school. It was still quite early, so I'm surprised that there were so many people on the train.
When we arrived at Kyoto Station, we wanted to go to Fushimi Inari Taisha but there was a problem with the train going there so we looked for a place to have breakfast.
由于路程需要差不多一个小时，所以我们也是很早很早就起身了（被倩雯叫醒）。一大早还没吃早餐，就往车站的方向走去了。
在车站时，我发现了一件事，原来他们真的会每天都坐火车到其他的县市上班上课的。如果我没记错，我们到达车站的时间是差不多5、6点（这样的时间在马来西亚的话，我相信很多人还赖在床上），但车站已经挤满了人！而且车上也没位子让我们坐下了。
当我们到了京都车站后，发现要前去稻荷站的火车因为某些原因而不能马上出发。于是，我们就找了一间早餐店来吃早餐。
The meal Chin Yee ordered was quite a spread. She had fish, egg, vegetables and miso soup while my brother and I had noodles. I just have to say that Chin Yee's meal looked like a feast when compared to our meal.
这是我点的早饭套餐，还蛮丰富的，有饭、鱼、汤、蔬菜以及生鸡蛋（？）。我当然知道生鸡蛋是日本人的早餐之一，也是他们爱吃的。不过，一旦放到我面前，我就不知道该怎么办了。最后，我还是学学自己看过的方式来吃这生鸡蛋，就是把它放在白饭里，然后淋上酱油，再把它们和在一起吃下去。
非常意外的，生鸡蛋一点都不腥，根本就没有任何生味。如果不告诉我，我不会知道自己在吃的是生鸡蛋。
I had udon, while I think my brother had soba. My soup was nice and light and the noodles were soft and smooth. The only thing I didn't like is the vegetables in mine. There were just too much of them!
倩雯和她弟弟所点的分别是山药拉面以及豆皮拉面。
Before we got to Fushimi Inari Taisha, I just want to say we got to experience rush hour at the train station. We did not get jammed into the train like the videos you see in YouTube, instead we had to push through a crowd going the other direction. It was war!!! It was every man or woman for him/herself! It took a lot of skill of dodging to avoid being pushed the opposite direction of where you wanted to go. Since this was my first time experiencing this, I just muscled my way through the crowd to push through instead of skills. It was a scary and sort of thrilling experience.
After getting through the crowd, we got on the train to go to Fushimi Inari Taisha. We got off at Inari Station, which conveniently was one street away from Fushimi Inari Taisha. I know I've said this before, but I absolutely love the public transport in Japan!
日本人的生活步伐真的很快，而且这步伐是指走路的步伐。他们就好像蚂蚁，完完全全跟着直线走，还走得非常非常快，你根本就没有机会插进另一个队伍里。
当我们走向月台时，我们走去的方向是在右边，左边是反方向的人，不过我们要去的月台的楼梯是需要从左手边下去的。这说明了，我们需要从右边走到去左边。
但是，我们真的根本没有机会穿过人群，他们实在是走得太快了，我们就好像上场杀敌般地横冲直闯，才走到月台。
坐上了火车后，很快就到达稻荷站了，而伏见稻荷大社就在火车站的正前方，只有一条街的距离。
The above pictures are the temples at the bottom, but you can actually climb the mountain to get to the tori gates and other temples that are a part of Fushimi Inari Taisha. We only managed to climb maybe half? I was super tired and wanted to call it quits. My brother wanted to climb all the way to the top but he was outvoted by Chin Yee and I.
那里最为著名的就是延绵至山顶的千本鸟居。
日本人在指示牌方面很是细心，我们每走到一处，都会有牌子写着我们到了什么地方。
在走完了一段路后，我们就很累了，也没有想要去到山顶的想法（除了倩雯弟弟）。但是，在上山的路上有一处有个雕像，我和倩雯就决定了至少要走到那里。
While climbing up the mountain, we were surrounded by trees. There were a lot of tourists climbing up the mountain with us. There were even tourists that were way older than us, yet they seemed to be able to climb the mountain better. Most of them were not even panting, I even saw a girl in a dress climbing. It was quite embarrassing that they were totally fine, while I was panting like crazy.
那里非常凉爽，被很多树木围绕着。一路上，我们看到很多游客也和我们一样慢慢地往上走，其中不乏来这里健步的本地人。各个年龄看起来都比我们大，却比我们更会走，真是愧疚。
走了好长好长的一段路后，我们终于找到那座雕像了~ 不过，就有点失望，因为我们还以为它会比较大点，结果就只是小小的一个。
Climbing down the mountain, we had two paths to choose. We can either follow the path we used to climb up the mountain or a new path. We decided to use the new path so that we can see a different scenery while climbing down.
下山的路有两条，一条就是随着旧路往回走，而另一条就是走下另一边。我们选择了走去另一边的那条路，想看看不同的风景。
回程的路上是一个住宅区以及日本人的墓地，也有一些商店贩卖纪念品。
那里一路上都有树木，非常凉爽且宁静，很适合悠闲的步行。
走出了步道，我们就到了神社的大殿处。在那里买了一些纪念品后，我们就起步走去车站了。
去到车站的路上，我们经过了一条商店街，那里摆满了摊贩，也有租借和服的店铺。
我们找到了一个雪糕摊，就决定试试看日本特有口味的雪糕。
We bought sakura, sake and soy bean flavoured ice creams. The flavour was not very strong or overwhelmingly sweet.
我们分别买了樱花口味、豆奶口味以及日本酒口味的雪糕。他们的口味都非常清淡，并不会像尝到香精味的那种冰淇淋。
The sakura flavoured one had a hint of flowery scent and was not very sweet, but it was delicious all the same.
樱花口味的有一股淡淡的花香，尝起来也有点甜甜的，虽然不是很重的味道，但也好好吃。
The soy bean one didn't taste much like soy bean, the flavour was very subtle. However, I still liked it.
豆浆是个蛮特别的口味，很少会尝到。这个豆浆味也不会很明显，而且也没什么味道。对于那些想要减肥但又不敢吃冰淇淋的女生来说，这或许就是一个很好的选择。
The sake one tasted nice...at first, but after a while it had a strong aftertaste that I did not like.
如果说豆浆难见，那日本酒的口味就更加独特了，我相信也只有在日本或少数其他国家才能找到。酒香也不会很明显，吃下去时会感觉到酒味，可是吃久了就会觉得也还好。
After leaving Fushimi Inari Taisha, we rushed to Nishiki Market. It was very different from Kuromon Market because the shops here sold a variety of goods including clothes, toys etc. It did not have as much seafood stalls as the one in Kuromon Market.
离开了伏见稻荷大社，我们来到锦市场。
这里很像大阪的黑门市场，有很多很多的商店。和黑门市场不同的是，这里比较多贩卖各种商品的店家，他们的重点并不是在海鲜。
I wanted to come to Nishiki Market mainly because I watched a YouTube video about a shop here selling soybean doughnuts and a lot of vloggers raved about the taste. Thank God there was no queue when we finally found the place, so it didn't take long for us to get our doughnuts.
There was even a table and two chairs next to the shop with some cute photo props.The doughnut was not super oily and it was light and fluffy. It was also not overwhelmingly sweet so I did not feel like I was eating something unhealthy.
倩雯在之前做了点调查，得知在锦市场里有着这间贩卖豆浆油炸圈饼的店家，而且在网上也得到不错的评语。
我以为那里会大排长龙，结果也就还好。等了一会后，我们就坐在店家门口旁的高脚椅上享用了~
它不像一般的油炸圈饼那么扎实，反而里面很松软。它有一股淡淡的豆浆味，吃起来也不甜，很适合下午时用来搭配热茶。虽然是油炸的，但可不油腻哦~
After Nishiki Market, we wanted to try on kimonos and walked around Gion. There were a lot of shops that rent out kimonos but since I was bigger and taller, the kimonos I could choose were limited.
We went to three different shops before I finally agreed to rent a kimono. This was mainly because I did not like the kimono choices that I had at the previous two shops. If I was gonna fork out a fortune to dress in a kimono, I wanted to look pretty! The price of kimono was depending on your size and of course the quality of the kimono.You had to pay extra if you want your hair done too. Chin Yee and I went full out and did our hairs before wandering around Gion.
来到京都，怎能不穿和服逛街呢？这可是在京都必做的事情之一啊！在出发之前，倩雯在网上比较了几件位于祇園的和服租借店。
虽然做足了准备，但去到现场就完全不是那么一回事了。因为我和倩雯都属于是比较高大的人，而相信大家都知道日本人是蛮瘦小的，所以我们找到的租借店里并没有太多和服让我们选择。
走了两家店后，我们才找到一家有我们尺寸并且款式花纹还算好看的店。
几乎所有的和服租借店都是随着和服不同的布料质量以及尺寸而有不同的价钱，然后有的店家还可能包括一些小饰品之类的。此外，大部分的店家也提供编发的服务，好让每个来消费的客人都看起来很“日本”。
We wandered around Gion and just enjoyed the historical vibe the place had to offer. The streets and buildings around us made us feel like we had entered a different era. We could pretend that we were a part of their society way back then especially since we were dressed for the part.
We were surprised to see the brand Hermes shop there. It was housed in a traditional Japanese building, which was amazing. I absolutely loved how they blend modern and history in this beautiful city!
祇園最为著名的街道就是花见小路了，那里能够让你完完全全感受旧时代的日本，也是一个非常非常好取景的地方。
此外，我们在那里看到了爱马仕的分店。你能想象时尚品牌和传统之间的链接吗？日本绝对能满足你的好奇心，他们把这一切都完美结合在一起。
After walking for about an hour in shoes that did not fit, we stopped at Tsujiri near Gion had sweet icy desserts. I apologise for not remembering any of the prices because I was in a kimono and I did not bring my notebook with me when we went there. I do remember that the desserts were so...good....
离开了花见小路，我们走到了外面的商店街的一家甜点店，那是倩雯在网上找到的。除了品尝甜点以外，我们最最最主要的目的就是坐！下！来！休！息！
Chin Yee got a parfait that has matcha cake, ice cream etc. Chin Yee and I can't really remember but it was good.
我点了一杯绿茶巴菲，因为倩雯和她弟弟都点了刨冰，我只好点个不一样的来试试。
这杯巴菲里的用料非常丰富，除了雪糕和忌廉，里面还有果冻和蛋糕之类的东西。整体来说，还蛮不错吃的，而且绿茶味也很重。但是，它不是一味的单调绿茶味，而是淡淡的一股清香。
Mine was matcha with yuzu that was refreshing. There was no red bean, which is why I chose this! You mostly taste the yuzu and a hint of matcha. It's the perfect dessert for a hot summer day...or whenever, because there are no rules when it comes to awesome desserts.
倩雯点的是柠檬绿茶刨冰。我个人非常喜欢柠檬，也知道它和很多食物搭配得非常好。但，绿茶加柠檬的组合真的让我非常惊艳。
酸酸的柠檬味能够中和绿茶的微苦，吃下去感觉非常清新，是一道很适合夏天的冰品。
My brother ordered matcha with red bean kakigori, which also taste good. I only took a bite since there was red bean....
倩雯弟弟点的就是结合了绿茶和牛奶的综合刨冰。我也是很喜欢牛奶的人，有很多时候去吃冰品都会点牛奶刨冰。而这一道也中了我的口味。真的是很棒的结合！
After we returned the kimonos, we grabbed dinner at a restaurant nearby. The restaurant seemed to specialise in omurice so we decided to try it.
吃完甜点后，我们就去归还和服了。每家和服租借店都会有规定的归还时间，需要时常注意这一点哦~
在回家之前，我们去了附近的蛋包饭专卖店吃晚餐。
Chin Yee ordered this omurice, which made me had food regret. The prawn looked so good!! She also had hamburger with her omurice.
这是我点的综合蛋包饭，除了蛋包饭之外，还有炸虾和汉堡肉，是个很丰盛的套餐。
味道就中规中矩了，并没有让我感到惊艳。它的酱汁也是普通的番茄酱汁，或许这就是日本的口味吧。
This was what I ordered. I honestly do not know if it's just that I could not get use to the taste or the omurice just wasn't good. I tried it and I did not liked it. The taste was bland, in fact everything was bland. Honestly, I think all our omurice tasted the same. The difference was probably just the sauce and either it was chicken or seafood.
This concludes our 1 day trip to Kyoto! It was a very short trip so I hope to come visit again and explore Kyoto more.
这就结束了我们在日本古都的一天啦~
虽然很短暂，但可是大满足哦！
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