The weather in Okinawa has just been incredible lately. It is a cool and breezy 70 degrees with nothing but sunshine. After a half-day at work on Saturday, I was dying to get off base and do something outside. A short search on the web led me to the Fukushu-en Chinese Gardens, some beautiful and historic gardens in the heart of Naha, the capitol city of Okinawa. It’s kind of neat to go right from large city streets and tall buildings to a completely quiet and serene location.
It turned out to be just what I needed. The weather could not have been more perfect and the gardens were not crowded at all – and the few people there were all locals. The main idea for going there was to take some nice pictures, but I couldn’t help but get caught up in the peacefulness and beauty of the gardens. By the time I left I felt well rested and so relaxed.
My only regret is that I didn’t have my family there with me. It’s a great place to take a stroll with a significant other and there are all kinds of bridges, pathways, and caves for kids to climb all over and explore. Faye would have had a ball there.
There are plenty of photos in the gallery of my trip. They can do a far better job of describing the experience than my writing can. Enjoy!
Wow hon, these photos are so beautiful. I can just imagine you spending time at each spot to get the photo just right.
I’ve lived here for 5 years and you have managed to go to quite a few places I’ve never heard of! It must be because all the activities we do usually involve some sort of gross animal and lots of noise.
Beautiful pictures!
Brook