Super Touristy Crap

Touristy, yet beautiful. The Golden Pavilion was probably the most tourist-loaded sight I've seen in Japan yet. But I went on Saturday, so I was expecting such a turnout. There wasn't much to do aside from photographing the pavilion. Some of the fruit of my lens's loins:




I like the second one better. I think the clouds' reflection in the water helps give the photo a more heavenly atmosphere. Probably closer to what the Pavilion's designers had in mind. It also keeps you from noticing the somewhat unattractive natural poop brown color of the water.

After the Golden Pavilion, I sought out the Silver Pavilion, which is not so properly titled. The structure is not silver and is considerably smaller in stature than the Golden Pavilion. While the building itself was neither silver nor as grandly decorated as its golden counterpart, it was nonetheless a worthwhile sight. It also had a very attractive moutainside garden which was much more impressive and savory than the Golden Pavilion's. Not much in the way of photographs worth posting, sorry.