In the right light, at the right time, everything is extraordinary ~ Aaron Rose.

It had been an overcast day for our big day of sightseeing in Kyoto. Thankfully not raining but grey and dark.

Then as we hit Kinkakuji, the temple with the famed golden pavillion in the afternoon, the sun came out to hit the gold in just the right angle. It glowed.

It would have still been beautiful but with the sun as a spotlight it was breath-taking.

The camera doesn't really pick up the shine emanating from the building but you can sort of see it comeing from under the roof.

I was told by a friend that the reason these buildings survive the many earthquakes is that they are placed upon rocks, so the rocks move with the earth when it shakes, bearing the brunt of the movement.

In short, they go with the flow. Perhaps that is the lesson we take from these stunning edifices? Events might shake us but if we remain steady under impact, we will still be standing at the end.

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