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Last weekend, I met up with Jackie, the wonderful photographer behind the blog A Happy Day (a blog that always makes me wish I lived such a fabulous dine-out life around the Bay Area!), and she took me on a photographic romp around Hakone Gardens, which are apparently the oldest Japanese gardens in the West. Here's wishing you all were there with us....
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It's not me, it's just you.
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(Check out Jackie's point of view on her blog here.)
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more Postcards from Summer....
so gorgeous, love the bamboo
ReplyDeleteWe lived in downtown San Jose for a year and hated it. But one place that made that year pass by more quickly was Hakone. I love the serenity that garden gives me whenever I visit. I actually like Hakone more than the Japanese Tea Garden in the city. Beautiful photographs, as always.
ReplyDeleteWhy have I never been here? I must remedy that before the summer ends. Love the light in these pictures.
ReplyDeleteSo pretty! That bamboo is stunning.
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Yay!!! Such lovely pictures, Stephanie! I'm glad you posted. I always love seeing the same situation from different perspectives.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful & breathtaking photos... Everything is perfect : the light, the bright color of the bamboos. It's a great postcard you're sending ;-)
ReplyDeleteBreathtaking!
ReplyDeleteyour fotos are amazing :D
ReplyDeleteWow, is this place in San Jose? Stephanie you HAVE to take me! Now I want to go visit this place. Looks so peaceful and serene!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful way to spend a summer afternoon!
ReplyDeleteso pretty love all the bamboo :)
ReplyDeleteyour blog is so lovely ~ just stumbled upon ~ the photography is superb! i was raised in the bay area as well and have never been to the hakone gardens ~ i'd love to visit someday!
ReplyDeletexo ~ kristina