Kyoto {The Intrepid Daughter-in-Law}

That's me.  The intrepid daughter-in-law.  Haha.  When we arrived in Kyoto, after trying to find our house (hard to find--we had to back out of a teeny, tiny street because it got so narrow, our van wouldn't fit--Ken was an amazing backer-upper and saved us), we had to find dinner.  Our house was located within walking distance of many restaurants.  While Ken looked for parking for our car (because our house didn't have any), I lead my mother-in-law and all five of my children down a dark alley and underneath the train tracks in pursuit of dinner.  It wasn't late, but it was dark.  Ila was terrified.  I don't know why...just because we were in a foreign country, in the dark, in a strange alley...  Anyway, after a couple failures, we finally found an AMAZING ramen place that did not disappoint.  The next day, Ila wanted her picture taken in front of the scary alley.  I was not afraid (too much) because Japan is one of the safest countries on earth.  I also knew we had to eat.