This picture was taken right after I finished making my lotus lantern. Going with the traffic light scheme for my lantern actually turned out pretty good. 
Here is the Buddhist monk that hosted us during our temple stay. Even though he spoke broken English and mostly Korean, he was very informative and accommodating. Right here he is talking about the purpose of the tea ceremony. 
While the temperature was still a bit chilly most of my weekend here, it was a great experience. We had several walks during my stay. During this time we were allowed to speak, but for the "meditation walks", we had to remain silent. The silence was because the monks were chanting and these walks were meant to cleanse our minds from negative feelings.
After sunset, the monks begin playing the drums. Our host monk on the right also briefly plays the drums once the monk on the left goes over to the bell.
A close up shot of a monk preparing to ring the bell.
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