And on we went! We took a train to Kanazawa on the morning of April 29th. I slept most of the way there but mom & gramma took pictures and chatted. We had decided to go to Kanazawa because after Kyoto we had seen plenty of temples and shrines. Plus, Kanazawa is famous for handicrafts, which all three of us really like. They make paper, gold leaf, pottery, yuzen kimono, lacquer ware, and all sorts of other stuff I can’t remember. It was really a fantastic trip but quite a bit colder than we had expected! Please click on the pictures to read the story behind them.

And thus ended our first day!! As you can see, we didn’t slow our schedule down at all once we reached Kanazawa. I think we were determined to set some sort of record for the most sightseeing crammed into the shortest amount of time possible. Both mom & gramma did a great job of keeping up as I dragged them around the country!