Kyoto sightseeing

While strolling in downtown Kyoto. This is not too far from the station and from the budget ryokan. My friend and i were commenting on the narrow streets in Kyoto. It was like in a movie or something. Everything was so clean and peaceful in the downtown area of Kyoto. The weather was a bit cloudy and actually rained part of the day while we were walking in the downtown area near some of the temples. We had to go into a Family mart convenience store and buy a generic umbrella for roughly 500 yen. Kyoto seem smaller than the huge Tokyo yet, it had its own style and it was nice. Too bad we didn't get time to fit in a Bamboo garden visit, perhaps next time. But we did see a lot, first day, Yasaka Shrine, Gion District and walking around the nearby area of the Kyoto Station. The station area was so huge with my levels.