Barbecue

SORRY it's been ages since I updated this. Mostly that's because I haven't been up to anything particularly news-worthy (unless endless kanji tests count). Anyway, we had a barbecue by the river at the weekend so here are some pictures ~

I love that they haven't made stairs or anything here. In the UK I think sliding down this concrete slope to the river bank would be highly frowned upon, especially carrying BBQs and the like (the whole thing would probably just be fenced off) but here it's just like 'Knock yourself out!'

Actually it's going to be pretty interesting when the rainy season gets here because all of the rivers are this low, but all of them have these heavy-duty concrete banks in place. Does that mean that the rivers get really full? In any case, the flood defences do mean that there's a lot of lovely green spaces to hang out in, which Kyoto is otherwise kind of lacking.

I like that there are a lot of flowers grown in public spaces around here, like by the side of the tram tracks on the way to uni, or here, at the top of the bank by the car park of the convenience store:

It was really nice to spend a day out in the sun, before it starts to get tooooo hot here (and I have it on good authority that it will...). Hopefully we'll be able to use the grill again before the rains come!

P.s I went to the Kitano Tenmangu flea market yesterday and got this gorgeous yukata (summer kimono) for summer festivals! I can't wait to wear it!