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rivaraftin1977 — A Place of Peace

Published: 2009-04-16 00:27:55 +0000 UTC; Views: 642; Favourites: 19; Downloads: 0
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Description The Byodo-in Buddhist Temple located in the Valley of the Temples on Oahu, Hawai'i.

This temple is actually a full-scale replica of the Byodo-in Temple near Kyoto, Japan. More info can be found here ->[link]

This was such an amazing and tranquil place. I had never been here before and I am glad I was able to make it here twice during my trip. If you are planning a vacation to Oahu and have never been here before, I highly recommend visiting it.

The only problem I had was getting a decent shot. I had to wait a long time until everyone moved out of the way and as soon as that time came, I had to quickly take the photo before another person moved in and ruined it. I wish the trees were not in the frame, but a good composition was hard to come by in the midst of waiting to snap a shot with no people in it. Rain was also a factor so let's just say I am pretty content that I was able to capture this scene.
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Comments: 9

hexC0DE [2009-05-20 06:38:49 +0000 UTC]

awesome. ( you know, i'm pretty sure i just saw this temple on an episode of "Lost" )

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rivaraftin1977 In reply to hexC0DE [2009-05-20 13:29:35 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! You probably did. Lost was filmed on parts of this island. A couple of years ago I was in Hawaii and saw the set where the airplane crash was.

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Shime-Shanga [2009-04-26 09:43:09 +0000 UTC]

All I can say is WOW!!

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rivaraftin1977 In reply to Shime-Shanga [2009-04-26 16:12:14 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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Shime-Shanga In reply to rivaraftin1977 [2009-04-26 17:20:18 +0000 UTC]

no problem!!

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KJL90 [2009-04-16 01:19:20 +0000 UTC]

Gorgeous.

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rivaraftin1977 In reply to KJL90 [2009-04-16 01:21:19 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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Falcolf [2009-04-16 01:12:17 +0000 UTC]

Whoa, another postcard perfect shot!

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rivaraftin1977 In reply to Falcolf [2009-04-16 01:21:35 +0000 UTC]

hehe thanks!

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