Spirit House

It's amazing what hidden treasures one can find if they open their eyes!!  These photos were taken at the Spirit Garden at Yandina on the Sunshine Coast.  It is a beautiful restaurant as well as a venue for Thai cooking classes.  On a recent trip with a friend for cooking supplies, I took the chance to take a few photos of the gorgeous grounds.

Obviously these aren't shots of the restaurant grounds but a couple I snapped while inside.  These beautiful stones are called Kissi Stones and are made in Kenya and considered good luck gifts. The colours were gorgeous and the carvings were really pretty.

This is a shot of the bowl of soaps - the smells were amazing!

Cute little waterfall in the middle of the walkway

Loved this little guy hiding right up on the back fence - almost didn't see him...

Part of the restaurant with the outdoor seating area

I loved all these little palaces scattered throughout the gardens.  So much detail on something so small - its not even big enough to house a mouse!!

Loved every minute walking around the ground.  After the Spirit House, we went and had some lunch at the nearby Ginger Factory and I managed to get a couple shots of the old scales before the sky's opened and I was forced to put away and protect my camera. 

I loved the colours of the scales and the gorgeous greenery behind.

Had a nice, wet day seeing hidden parts of the Sunshine Coast I'd not seen before.