A rainy day in Gion


5th June 2009


My umbrella has declared that the rainy season of tsuyu has reached Kyoto. It issued this statement after a wet day in Gion, where we inspected the rain-slick road.




Still, it wasn't as grey a day as my camera's black-and-white function would have you believe.





















And there was colour at the cafe we went to check out.




There were other things inside. Like quality sugar sent out by the kitchen staff.
















I didn't order this but I helped to finish it.


And a customer at the next table also brought quality sweet.
















This is Akari-chan. When she wasn't in the sling, she sat in her mother's big black bag and threw things to the floor. Not in a tantrum but just because it was interesting to see other people scramble.

Perhaps this is why the sky lets rain fall.