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| The large gate near the entrance to Heian Shrine. |
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| The shrine was surrounded by beautiful gardens that were just beginning to bloom. |
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| We happened upon a beautiful woman in a kimono and couldn't resist taking her picture! |
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| We stopped for tea in the garden. |
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| Enjoying the beautiful blossoms by the lake. |
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| Teddy had so much fun feeding the fish in the lake. |
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| Lanterns along the gate to the shrine. |
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| Teddy in front of the shrine. |
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| The entrance to the pavilion. We loved all of the work that went into creating the beautiful waves in the sand. |
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| The house next to the silver pavilion. Sadly, the pavilion was never painted silver but we did enjoy the amazing gardens in the complex. It was such a beautiful day and the sun was just peeking out of the clouds. |
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| We decided to walk back along the "Philosophers Path" from the Silver Pavilion to our townhouse. It was a beautiful walk filled with interesting little shrines and blossoming cherry trees. |
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| Shana and Ripley enjoying the beautiful weather and the lovely homes along the hillside. |
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| A man riding his bike came up behind us saying, "Many many cats!" We finally understood what he was talking about as he pulled out a few treats, put them on the ground, and cats started coming out of nowhere to eat. It was very cool for us cat lovers! |
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| Along the walk we happened upon this small little shrine or temple. We were the only ones taking a look. It was flanked on either side by antique stone boars. Very beautiful and very private! |
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| Our townhouse was along a small canal and we enjoyed walking along it every day. |
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| Back at the townhouse that evening, we found Teddy playing on Grammy's iPad (his favorite pastime) and Ripley wanted to take a look too. He loves his big brother and put his arm around him while they were both watching the game. |
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| A closer look at brotherly love! |
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