10th December 2010. Written by Xin Li.
Kyoto, Japan
The last time I visited
Kinkaku-ji 金閣寺 (400 Yen), it was during the summer period. With strong sunlight, the Kinkaku-ji looks stunning even in the evening sun. The mood changes with a revisit in the transition period from autumn to winter.
It looked more solemn and muted, glowing softly under the evening sun. The atmosphere was very different from the last visit yet intriguing for me. I am amazed how the change in light and season actually changes the mood of a place drastically.
Under the summer heat, a chilled matcha with sweet was
most welcomed. This time round it was below 10 degrees Celsius. I had a bowl of warm
Matcha with a Sweet (500 Yen) to go with it. Yummy in a different way, the matcha tasted heavier and stronger when it was warm.
This is not part of this post but I am wondering if Yahoo News is getting crappier day by day. It is becoming more and more gossip-like, putting up misleading titles and putting stuff up that I hardly thought of as news. This
animation/video by Jib Jab in 2007 sums up roughly about my thoughts about the news nowadays.
i think yahoo news is becoming more gossip-like too. i'm enjoying your japan posts, keep them coming :D
ReplyDeleteWah dude your pictures are amazing. You have brought up a very peaceful and alluring side of Japan that's making me want to go there so much!
ReplyDeleteto stargirl:
ReplyDeletethanks! it was my source of news during my JC days because Yahoo is my homepage, it has got worse over the years.
to *Harris:
thank you Harris! Japan is a place of constrasts. I want to go back there again too!
Ditto stargirl; I'm enjoying your Japan posts!
ReplyDeleteP.s. no ownder why you seem to love Kyoto! Definitely a feast for the eyes.
ReplyDeleteto Glenn: yeap Kyoto is a feast for the eyes indeed, each season seemed to offer something different.
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