Isn't it just beautiful. Yup, definitely worth the $8. I love coming here, and the green mountains in the backdrop is my favorite site. They've used this location in movies. The most recent was a brief moment in Pearl Harbor. 
You have to cross over this bridge to get onto the grounds. We took our last official family pictures here.
My kids thought this sign was cool. I thought it was hilarious. I love how they are formal and say "therefore".
All the kids got a turn to ring this gigantic bell. I think there's a sign that says if you ring it, you will have peace (or something like that). How much do you want to bet the monks who live here hate that bell.
Off to the side are these stairs that lead to a water feature and pagoda. There aren't any pictures of that because while we posed, we were literally being eaten alive by mosquitos!
I love the angle of this shot that Randy took. I need to get him a good camera.
Can you tell which child of mine is the shy one? Do you see the japanese rock garden in the back? Randy and I joke about what would happen if we had one in our yard. Instead of peace and tranquility, it would cause us much anger and frustration from having to rake it 10x's a day from kids running all over it. 
Lots of Koi. They remind me of oversized goldfish.
You know you all want to say it. All together now, "Heeeeere fishy, fishy, fishy, fishy!!"
Another cool angle. The kids liked looking at the fish. They'll eat whatever you drop in the water.
See how deep in thought my children are. They're are thinking, "When are we leaving?" Nah, they did enjoy it, especially seeing the gigantic statue of buddah.
Beautiful. It looks so mystic.
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