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2nd Day - Very old local Lord Houses

This actually happened during a break between the candle ceremony at the temple. We laid out all the candles so quickly that they had to figure out something else for us to do while we waited for sunset to light the candles.

They took us to 2 very old lords houses. I believe they were at least 400 years old each. Very impressive...
Week 1 - Old lord houses
Week 1 - Old lord houses		 so peaceful
so peaceful		 more rice
more rice		 sign that i can't read
sign that i can't read
lots of steps and steep roads
lots of steps and steep roads		 P6090146.JPG
P6090146.JPG		 and it is
and it is		 P6090149.JPG
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their Mon (family crest)
their Mon (family crest)		 P6090151.JPG
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P6090153.JPG		 very detailed woodwork
very detailed woodwork
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P6090157.JPG		 very impressive
very impressive		 this room was where the lord sat, and you had to speak through the curtain
this room was where the lord sat, and you had to speak through the curtain
backyard garden
backyard garden		 more garden
more garden		 with his own river
with his own river		 P6090163.JPG
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wasn't only us on the tour
wasn't only us on the tour		 bathtub
bathtub		 toilet
toilet		 another garden
another garden
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P6090169.JPG		 Week 1 - Garden at the house
Week 1 - Garden at the house		 P6090171.JPG
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P6090173.JPG		 old helmets
old helmets		 and original stuff
and original stuff		 P6090179.JPG
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the emperor visited a long time ago too
the emperor visited a long time ago too		 really big lacquerware bowl
really big lacquerware bowl		 P6090185.JPG
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these were footholders for riding horses
these were footholders for riding horses		 kitchen
kitchen		 no smokestacks or chimneys, so roof is all black
no smokestacks or chimneys, so roof is all black		 P6090192.JPG
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P6090194.JPG		 more lacquerware
more lacquerware		 P6090197.JPG
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and swords for jarrett
and swords for jarrett		 P6090199.JPG
P6090199.JPG		 really old palladins to carry the lord
really old palladins to carry the lord		 and spears
and spears
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Week 1 - Lords houses
Week 1 - Lords houses		 2nd place
2nd place		 Week 1 - Lord's houses
Week 1 - Lord's houses		 old style clothing
old style clothing
rice grain harvester
rice grain harvester		 P6090226.JPG
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Week 1 - palladin thing
Week 1 - palladin thing		 big rice cooker thing
big rice cooker thing		 P6090233.JPG
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P6090237.JPG		 really big beams for the roof
really big beams for the roof		 P6090243.JPG
P6090243.JPG		 open roofed ceiling
open roofed ceiling
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P6090248.JPG		 fancy artwork
fancy artwork
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P6090252.JPG		 how the roof is made... lots of straw
how the roof is made... lots of straw		 another pretty garden
another pretty garden		 P6090260.JPG
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P6090261.JPG		 Week 1 - Garden with lilies
Week 1 - Garden with lilies		 P6090265.JPG
P6090265.JPG		 how big and thick the roof is
how big and thick the roof is
taking a break
taking a break		 main pillar of the house
main pillar of the house		 original flooring
original flooring		 all made with no nails
all made with no nails
amazing
amazing		 P6090275.JPG
P6090275.JPG		 more mon
more mon		 P6090278.JPG
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P6090280.JPG		 and swords
and swords		 bye!
bye!

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