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Gardening

For me, a garden is something similar to this (ok, it can be less beautiful), with flowers, trees, etc… Green stuff.

Garden - Rokuon-ji

But, there are also rocks and sand gardens, deeply influenced by the zen culture. It’s true that after a while you start seeing relationships, and giving a meaning to the configuration of the garden… But I still don’t get it completely…

Sand Garden

Rock Garden - Ryoanji

Temples in Kyoto

Sacred Water (1)

Cow

Sacred Water (2)

Temple

Ceiling

Kyoto (3)

Kodai-ji Temple (1)

Globalization

Freixenet

Kyoto

Kyoto Station

Amazing. This time we only had time for some walking around, and visiting a couple of sights (temples mainly), but I promise a second visit to Kyoto.

In Kyoto, you can see this beautiful temple, called the Golden Pavillion…

Golden Pavilion - Rokuon-ji

…relax and reflect looking for the meaning of life in zen gardens …

Rock Garden - Ryoanji (2)

…have a nice walk in the wealth company under thousands of toriis

Torii (1)

…get together with the nature in the temples’ gardens…

Garden

…or just contemplate the politeness of two geishas in the street.

Geishas (1)

Yes, Kyoto deserves more than one post…

Collectly

Collectly

Seen in a hostal website.