Light overcast so today promises to be warmer.  Phoned several people and headed to the train station to find a restaurant open for breakfast.  Our waffle house wasn’t open so we found another place in the underground mall.  We then took a bus to the Kyoto Handicraft Center to find some bargains.  After checking out 6 floors of stores (boring), we found only a couple of items.  When we left, three tourist buses pulled up to the center - its not really a undiscovered bargain spot!  Next we took a city bus to the Kinkakuji Temple to see the Golden Pavilion which was built by Yoshimitsu in 1394 after he abdicated the throne.  The Golden Pavilion and grounds are all preserved, his other buildings are long gone.  The second and third floor are covered with gold leaf and clear lacquer.  (An airline magazine that we later saw said it was burned down by an upset monk in 1950.  If so, it got rebuilt.) We then headed back to the center of the city so Kathy could continue with her shopping.  On the bus ride back to the train station, we passed an appliance center that we walked back to visit.  We were curious how the average Japanese lives.  They had little demo kitchens set up, small stovetops with three burners, a slide out grill and small dishwasher.  I guess no big families here.  Ovens are a rarity in Japan.  Lots of clever ideas for storage including a powered storage shelf that comes down to you.  We were stumped about the complete bathrooms that had a bathtub on one side, a hand shower head in the middle of the room, a low mirror, a wall mounted TV sets and a waterproof sliding door until one of the sales ladies demonstrated how the Japanese take showers.  They sit on a small stool in the middle of the bathroom.  The whole room gets wet.  The TV set is for hour long baths.  Back to the Isetan Department Store so Kathy could get a souvenir and then on to photograph a five story pagoda.  Our last dinner in Kyoto was at an Italian restaurant we found in the Isetan store.