its all in the mind...

What a lovely blog, it all seems so calming and peaceful, and well worth a visit Joanella. Very good pictures too. I wasnt at all bored.

thank you Cinderella,it was very interesting and as you say calming :o))

wow Joan what a sheer delight to have read and gone through this with you just love the setting and how different uses have in time combined and still has its authencity from the old to present day new. We have forgotten how it used to be like way back nowadays its all about commerce and big bucks and how fast weall can make it ( well some of us I believe still have some morals left even today).

May I ask why female Buddist monks as regards to males in most partsof eastern asia? or was there a mixture of males and females?

Love the green houses :-)

I'm sure that you and your companions all had a very enjoable and interesting day out.

I found this so interesting Joanella, there was obviously a lot for you to see and you`ve done it justice with the photos you`ve shared with us, thank you If we can get to Cumbria this year then it is certainly worth visiting.

A lovely blog - into my favourites. I'm looking forward to making a visit there this year, it all looks so inviting and peaceful.

Good blog, lovely pictures too, that staircase was interesting ;-)

What a beautiful place to visit. And a very interesting blog. Thank you for sharing it with us.

hi Gina,we saw only 2 males i dont know why it is, and most of the females we heard were all very well spoken i expected it to be all males in brown habits lol.yes me and OH had a good day and pleased you enjoyed the blog :o)
Stroller,thank you for your comments yes certainly worth a visit :o)
Katnip,thank you glad you are going you will enjoy it im sure,lots to see and a good walk round ..
hi Louise,thanx yes i thought that too, not the stairway to heaven though lol...

Y/W I'll try and get Nico to maybe take a day out there in the summer if we free as it looks so nice and peacefull

thank you Silverbelle you are most welcome :o)
if you go Gina you could get Nico to buy you a pot of gold from the shop £4.50p lol :o))

Thank you for sharing Joanella, what a beautiful day out you had, and a beautiful place and gardens too.

you are welcome Michaella..:o))

Thank you for showing us the photos of your day at the monastery. How nice that the monks take such good care of the grounds. It seems so peaceful there. Great blog Joanella. :o)

What a lovely place to visit, so serene & peaceful....It looks a lovely old building, quite stunning to look at, lots of History behind it i should imagine.
It all looked interesting....Yes, that is strange, that all the Monks were women
there must have been a good reason behind it...they all looked as though they
worked hard, to keep those gardens looking interesting. It was nice seeing
your pics. Joanella of the Monastry inside & out....seems like you had a
enjoyable day out!! Thanks, for sharing it with us...: >)))

hi Lab ,thank you and you are most welcome,the grounds were very well kept everyone seemed to be peaceful i think it must be the atmosphere..im thinking of renting a room lol..:o))

cheers Freesia,it was all interesting from the great big old trees down to a chocolate bar and a flower on a table to signify food and life, i am not really religious but it was nice :o))

Well..that was a wonderful visit Joanella...and the air of peace and tranquility in the gardens was wonderful. Just goes to prove that the best things in life are definitely free......

what a lovely place to visit joan, i will have to go there myself sometime with baz, lovely pics to, thanx for sharing with us ;o)))

Thanks Joan, I really enjoyed reading about your day, it looks a lovely place to visit, smashing photo``s.......

thanx BB you are right i could not understand why they didnt charge entrance fee the only thing they had was a donation pot in the temple..:o)
well worth a visit San,the walk from gardens through woods to beach is supposed to take 6 mins but i think thats at a monks pace it took us about 35 mins lol but we were looking at all the plants trees etc..:o)
hi Lincs,thank you glad you liked it yes it was.:o)

Most interesting :o)

thank you Hywel..:o))

Thanks for showing us that it was great, its a place i've never been but loved to see it on your blog.

hi Clarice,pleased you enjoyed it, its a nice day out..:o))

That ooked like a lovely day out.
I miss places like that.

Angie it was a lovely day out .are you originally from england with you saying you miss places like that ?...