Kyoto day 2 (the marathon!)
We started the day at Kinkaku-ji (The Golden Pavilion) It was beautiful...
and family Christmas picture time...
Then we also went to Ryoanji Temple. This temple is known for it's famous garden. This garden is a very simple Zen garden. There are no trees, white pebbles and 15 large rocks. You are able to sit at the edge of the garden and are supposed to find something as you stare at it.
The whole temple had lovely gardens as well....
Our 3rd and last temple of the day was Ginkaku-ji (Silver pavilion). Though unlike the Golden pavilion, which is gold, there is no silver to be found. We actually found a temple under construction! The grounds were lovely and there was a small zen rock garden too.
Zen rock garden:
Japanese style garden:
We started the day at Kinkaku-ji (The Golden Pavilion) It was beautiful...
and family Christmas picture time...
Then we also went to Ryoanji Temple. This temple is known for it's famous garden. This garden is a very simple Zen garden. There are no trees, white pebbles and 15 large rocks. You are able to sit at the edge of the garden and are supposed to find something as you stare at it.
The whole temple had lovely gardens as well....
Our 3rd and last temple of the day was Ginkaku-ji (Silver pavilion). Though unlike the Golden pavilion, which is gold, there is no silver to be found. We actually found a temple under construction! The grounds were lovely and there was a small zen rock garden too.
Zen rock garden:
Japanese style garden:
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