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Gion and Kiyomizu [more wandering]

Posted in Mountains, pictures, Running, Travel with tags , , , , , , on June 27, 2012 by xi'an

 


Being still utterly and irremediably jetlagged, I went running again very early to south Higashimaya, passing by Gion and Kiyomizu temples, as well as running on a pleasant path in the wood, up to the top of the hill (Zushiokukachōchō?) and being rewarded by a superb view of the city as it was less hazy (if still humid) than  yesterday. (I am quite surprised at seeing hardly any other runner on those runs, even though I agree that running in the middle of the woods by 5:30am is not a standard morning jogging)
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