Day 2 in Kyoto, Japan

I will let these pictures speak for themselves, they are some of my favorites...

Love Always,

Meg

Day 1- Cherry Blossoms in Kyoto- part 2

For the second part of the day, I am going to keep the words to a minimum....Kyoto speaks for itself  

Everywhere we walked, we ran into a photo shoot.  I don't entirely understand the tradition, but I really hope these pictures were taken after the wedding, I can not imagine how difficult it would be to clean all the white trains that we saw dragging through the dirt.

This is the Nanzenji temple, I just love the roots on the left side of the picture.

The only thing that got me to leave this city was the fact that the cherry blossoms were already fading.  I was sooo blessed to see them in full bloom, it was something that I will never forget.

I didn't take a lot of pictures of zen gardens, but I did find this garden at the temple.  I must say that the green moss that covered everything was what pulled my focus most of the time.   

Ok, so this is what I will call my happy accident's picture, because I was a bit lost when I took this picture.  Thank goodness my father has a good sense of humor.  

We also walked over a bridge, which overlooked the railroad tracks from above.  Not a perfect picture, but it was wonderful to see.  

One of the little surprises that you see when you take a second to look down, instead of up.  

Ahhhhhh, moss and cherry blossoms together!!! I can't take it.  

Meg's happy place!!!

I ended the day with a walk on the bird watching trail.  I was exhausted the next day, but I must say that it was a great way to end the day.  

Love Always,

Meg

Day 1- Cherry Blossoms in Kyoto- Part 1

Hello Hello,

I have been silent on this blog for far too long.  I have a huge backlog of photos from my 2015 vacation and a ton of gorgeous photos from South Carolina, but my inspiration for editing photos today came from Kyoto.

I want on the most fantastic vacation to Kyoto this past month, a trip that I never thought I would be lucky enough to make and it exceeded all of my expectations.  I landed in Kyoto right in the middle of cherry blossom season and the heavy rains held off for three days.  I was beside myself.

I have to make a huge shout out to my father, a.k.a Pop, who has been my vacation buddy for the last seven years.  This was a huge trip for him and *gasp* we missed some amazing Villanova games back home during our two week trip, but he had a great time as well.  Love ya Pop.

This picture is from 6am, I could not wait to get outside and take a few pictures before the crowds defended upon Kyoto.

This part was right across from our Hotel.  I never got the actual name, but it was a lovely stretch of railroad tracks which were lines on either side with cherry blossoms.

There were a few other early birds, but it was relatively quiet.  

I am in love with these trees  :  )

Right now I am completely in love with this picture.  

More pictures will come.  I have been home with a week and am finally ready to edit these pictures.  

Love Always,

Meg