Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/09/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Don't bother getting the rail pass before you go. You don't save any money. When you get there you can buy a pass that is good for a week that cost about $30.00. I can't remember what the pass is called but most of the ticket sellers have a little English. Kyoto is good for taking pictures of temples and old style buildings. There is also an area where the geishas are. If you are lucky you might see a real geisha, just don't be fooled by the girls who dress up like them. In the hills on the East (?) side of Kyoto is a park where they feed the monkeys. For 500 yen you can walk up the hill and be surrounded by more monkeys than you can believe. I went in the morning, right at breakfast. They feed them 3 times a day. I don't know what they do after their meals, they might run off into the woods and disappear for all I know. There plenty of good camera stores everywhere in Japan. Processing is more expensive than in the states but film and other things can be had cheaply. Not Leica though. If you have a Nikon or a Canon this might be a good time to get lens caps and things. They are very inexpensive. I think a Nikon 52mm lens cap was around $2.00. Microfiber cloths, especially Microdear, which is very good are also worth picking up. Also in camera stores and in bookstores are great magazines dealing with Leicas. Lots of good pictures. Sorry to go on for so long but I hope this helps. Feel free to email me and I will try to remember the name of the camera stores in Kyoto. Chad Hahn chadgretch@yahoo.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance - Get real-time stock quotes http://finance.yahoo.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html