Chishaku-In and Sanjusangendo:
Kyoto’s Most Famous Garden and Temple
It’s funny, but when they told me I would be visiting Kyoto’s most famous gardens; somehow my brain was picturing a type of botanical garden such as you would see in the U.S. You know, open rows upon rows of flowers, all arranged carefully around small stone water fountains. Suffice to say, I had it more or less completely wrong (kind of like when they said I was going to a monkey zoo and instead took me hiking to the top of a mountain to see them in their natural habitat mid-forest).
The Chishaku-In garden is actually rather small and compact, but what there is of it is stunning. Carefully interwoven around some lovely temple buildings and tucked up against one of the many mountains in the area, the gardens consist of small Continue reading
They were laughing and joking with one another, and I couldn’t help but capture it on film. They seemed like great kids. To be so close to each other, content in each other’s company, and comfortable around each other is a truly amazing gift.
Deceptively Blonde 