KOPPELQUESTS - Photo Gallery 4/6/2004

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Many cherry blossoms appear along the river and in the hills	Several types of dry seafood for sale in the Nishiki food market	Inside the Nishiki food market	Kelp for sale
Kyoto is famous for its pickled vegetables, and these are a few of the selections available...	These are egg sacks from a particular type of fish	This is grilled eel liver	This is bacon from whales. And we thought whales were protected...
This store only sells "Fugu Fish" sashimi. We know fugu as puffer fish, and it's considered a delicacy here - the plates in this picture sell for over $25. Fugu fish is also potentially fatal - it can contain a very lethal poison in its liver.	Even in busy malls such as this, shrines are common. This shrine has been sponsored by several companies whose names appear above the entrance.	Cleaning with the purification water (with help from Chris, our guide) inside the shrine.	Another example of how bad fortunes get tied up in the hopes that the gods will make them go away....