Showing posts with label UNESCO World Heritage. Show all posts
Showing posts with label UNESCO World Heritage. Show all posts

Saturday, May 7, 2016

Castle Ruins


One day, that wasn't raining, we decided to make a trip to a castle site. Not too far away from us, there is the Katsuren Castle Site, one that is on the UNESCO World Heritage list. It has a beautiful view, as it's high on top of a hill and you really get the feeling of being on an island, as you see water from both sides.








Yes, we were carrying umbrellas, being very Okinawan and using them for sun protection.






Small break between levels of the ruins.

On the very top where the main building used to stand.











Yay, we got the whole family on some pictures!






They do pose for me better if I promise them to take a silly one in the end!









Very well used stairs..

Family pictures!






When we were down from the castle, we took a few pictures by the typical "wooden cut-outs' that are very popular here in Japan. The kids love it, and have a blast with them where ever we go!

Thursday, February 18, 2016

More Sakura Blossom


I have already shared these pictures on Facebook, but as they were so nice, I wanted to post them here too. All these pictures are taken by Cassandra with her iPhone, and I especially love the closeups that she took. So pretty and I'm so happy to now have a daughter that I can ask for pictures, as she loves photos almost as much as I do!


















We will be back to this Castle Ruins another time to explore the museum and all the surroundings that we didn't get to see this time! Beautiful grounds to walk on and the views were just breathtaking!