Poseidon sunset

There are many ruins in and around Athens. Walking around the city I encountered quite a few, but without a … More

Not just the Hasedera temple

There are a further eight objects of interest within this temple area. A golden seated statue of Yakuyoke (Protector from … More

The temple which has this remarkable garden is the Kamakura Hasedera Temple. It was built by a monk in 721 … More

Our last day in Japan. We had decided to follow a recommendation and go and see the big Buddha at … More

We re-traced our steps and set out for the Todaiji temple hoping to see two gardens on our way. We … More

After breakfast we set out to see more of Kyoto. We bought day tickets for the buses and then managed … More

The third temple we visited that day was Ditan (“Temple of Earth“) Park which is home to the Temple of … More

We came out of the Lama Temple and had a better look at the road the entrance was in. There … More

My mother clearly writes her diary differently from me and as on previous occasions has a number of excellent photos … More

From the mausoleum we drove on to the town of San Yuan which is quite a small place (relatively speaking). Here … More