The building on the hill is a castle. It is the only tourist spot in the area. Ian and I considered walking up to it but decided that we did not have either the time nor the energy. We only had to walk 10 kilometers, but we had to visit a temple and we both felt that a rest was in order.
This is the center of one of the little villages that we passed through. Ian is on the left, looking at all the stores that are closed. This area is really feeling the economic downturn. On some streets half the stores were shut with signs on the doors saying that they had closed permanently.
As we got closer, we could see that the castle was on a hill protecting a very nice little harbor. At this point, if the hill had been a little lower, we probably would have walked up to see it.
We were now in the town that was our goal for the day. Some of the houses were quite nice. I particularly liked the tree in this yard and the house itself looked first class.
Finally, as we crossed a bridge into the downtown area, we could see the temple, #23. It is very strange looking and quite different from all the others. The main temple grounds are on the lower left and there are stairs to the tower in the middle, which has an observation platform just under the roof.
The building on the hill is a castle. It is the only tourist spot in the area. Ian and I considered walking up to it but decided that we did not have either the time nor the energy. We only had to walk 10 kilometers, but we had to visit a temple and we both felt that a rest was in order.
This is the center of one of the little villages that we passed through. Ian is on the left, looking at all the stores that are closed. This area is really feeling the economic downturn. On some streets half the stores were shut with signs on the doors saying that they had closed permanently.
As we got closer, we could see that the castle was on a hill protecting a very nice little harbor. At this point, if the hill had been a little lower, we probably would have walked up to see it.
We were now in the town that was our goal for the day. Some of the houses were quite nice. I particularly liked the tree in this yard and the house itself looked first class.
Finally, as we crossed a bridge into the downtown area, we could see the temple, #23. It is very strange looking and quite different from all the others. The main temple grounds are on the lower left and there are stairs to the tower in the middle, which has an observation platform just under the roof.
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