Reflections of parents of not-so-young-kids-anymore
Day 8 of our Japan trip was spent visiting two of the most iconic and unique sights in Kyoto City; the Kinkakuji Temple, and Fushimi Inari Shrine. Both institutions were in almost opposite sides of the city; Kinkakuji was in
More ground shots of moss, rocks, pebbles, and rocks! All were taken two days ago; the first two during our visit to Katsura Imperial Villa, and the last three from Shugakuin Imperial Villa.
The Arashiyama district lies west of Kyoto City, but is easily accessible by train. This relatively less well-known area shows up in as a brief paragraph in the travel guides we got, and even its Wikitravel entry notes that this
Katsura Imperial Villa is situated on the west side of Kyoto, while Shugakuin Imperial Villa is almost on the opposite site in the north-eastern part of the city. So we crossed back through Kawaramachi Station and stopped by for lunch,
On Day 6 – Monday – we finally got to visit the much talked about imperial villas which are accessible only if you apply for permission at with the Imperial Household Agency. We visited two villas for the day, the
There’s something just amazingly beautiful about ground foliage, whether it’s autumn leaves, dead leaves, tree bark, or moss. Here’s a couple of pictures taken of moss at Yoshikien and Isui-en Gardens. All taken using the D300 + Sigma 18-250mm lens.
According to the pamphlet notes, Isuien Garden is unique in the city of Nara. It represents the acme of garden engineering of the Meiji Period, and since 1975 has been designated as a scenic spot. The garden comprises 13,481 square
To be honest, we weren’t even aware there was a Yoshikien Garden in Nara city. This garden is situated right beside the more famous Isui-en Garden, but not mentioned in the travel guides we used in our itinerary preparation. In
The road up to Kiyomizu Temple is stone-paved and is, accordingly to our guide books, regarded as a preservation district. There are numerous pottery shops, many of them offering similar types of wares and across the price range with many
The Higashiyama area sits at the foot of the mountains and is at the eastern edge of Kyoto City. It’s pretty rustic and secluded in some parts, but in the lanes leading up to Kiyomizu Temple, becomes a lot more
The overnight flight from Singapore to Osaka was uneventful. As soon as we’d taken off – this was about 1:20 AM – the lights dimmed, which was about the cue for passengers to get some sleep before the service crew
Pictures from the last weekend! We’ve been getting pretty good hit rates when asking Hannah to point to something. Here’s proof; from top left and moving clockwise: pointing to her nose, her ear, herself (belly button rather LOL), and finally
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