As I was saying the last PBLOG entry the Sakura in 2010 didn't really signal the end of the cold weather. In fact we got something that only happens about once every six years and that was it snowed during the Sakura blossoming. I got better shots of the snow and much better ones of the Sakura that day, but this is the only decent shot of the two together as proof of it's occurrence.
This photo was taken outside of Nanzen-ji (Nanzen Temple), which according to the Lonely Planet Kyoto Guide is the best temple in Kyoto city, given the 1000s of temples in Kyoto city, that's saying something! It is a pretty good temple too, and much quieter than some of the more famous places, but I think I've seen better just outside of Kyoto city, which the Lonely Planet doesn't know about yet!
Actually, the day that we went happened to be in a time that we finally had a couple of days break from teaching, while the students were on Spring Vacation. Ritsuko and I were joined on this trip by three of the teachers from Megumi Kindergarten (where I teach English) and one of their friends. While it was a cold start to the morning with snow, it was a lovely sunny day for the rest of the day. After lunch at a traditional restaurant near Nanzen-ji, we walked all the way from Keage to Shijo-Kawaramachi, stopping in the Sanjo-Kawaramachi area for afternoon tea.