Here is Colleen at the cute little ryokan that we stayed in. They brought us a Japanese breakfast every morning at that little table there. Seaweed and other delicious breakfast foodstuff like that.

Here's the other side of the ryokan. And the robe they furnished for our midnight trips to the shared toilet or bath in the AM.

This is Kinkaku-ji Temple, built in 1397. Kyoto is the ancient Japanese capital and escaped firebombing in WWII due to its historical status. Incidentally, I just learned that Pyongyang also initally escaped destruction in the Korean War but as the war dragged on, and on, well... I've heard it's all new, or relatively new, stale Communist architecture. In Kyoto's case, its preservation was a very nice thing because there are so many beautiful old temples and palaces and gardens. One of my favorite places to visit ever.

And Colleen at 21 weeks in front of a bunch of baby Buddhas or something. That's her omnipresent Dr. Pepper chapstick in her pocket.