Day 19

Bedroom turned design studio! After many days of fun and sightseeing, tonight is the night for working on  our term project-redesign of a downtown Kyoto bus/train station.

Day 18

Strolling along the stone shoreline at Sento Imperial Gardens. It is carefully constructed of thousands and thousands of beautifully flat, symmetrical rocks!

Day 17

A great day spent riding bikes around in the blazing hot sun to all corners of Kyoto to see the wonderful gardens, scenery, and interesting architecture of the Imperial Gardens.

Day 16

Looking out from a little hilltop in the neighborhood of our temple home. Despite the intense Kyoto heat, the view was worth it and made for a nice place for a watercolor!

Day 15

A little Shinto shrine, stumbled upon on a lazy Sunday afternoon!

Day 14

Saturday night on the Pontocho in Kyoto. Lights, people, and food!

Day 13

Amazing inside and out at Ando's Water Temple!

Day 12

Japan's largest rock garden at Kongobuji. Cool breezes, the sound of rain, and beautiful scenery!

Day 11

After hours of walking through the stone gravestones and Cryptomeria forest at Okunion Cemetary, I arrived at a temple filled with lanterns, the smell of incense, and the sound of a monk chanting. Amazing!

Day 10

Watercolor in the morning (top), nap at lunch, and watercolor no. 2 in the afternoon (bottom right). A wonderful, relaxing day at Jinko-in!