Night Of The Living Geisha

Last night we took our friends Steve, Sharon and Mariel out to Gion (GEE-OWN) in Kyoto. Gion is a famous Geisha district and it was packed with tourists.  If you are lucky you will see a Geiko (Kyoto's name for Geisha) or Maiko (Geisha apprentices) deftly scurrying along Gion's narrow streets in route to their next appointment where they will delight patrons in the fine arts of entertainment that might include everything from playing music to serving drinks.  Well we got lucky because Maiko and Geiko were out in full force last night  spilling out of restaurants and cabs at a rate faster than anything I had ever witnessed before.  I had my trusty little Lumix LX-3 and I caught a few flicks without flash.  The best camera is truly the one that you have in your hand.  Enjoy!