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Trouble in Nara
Well, the trip to Kyoto/Nara was a bust.
We rode on the Hikari Shinkansen to Kyoto (which, while cool visually kind of sucked because of the pressure on my ears caused by the speed). Anyhow, I got to see a lot of the cities and countryside.
When we got to Kyoto station, we transferred onto the local train bound to Nara and that …
City lights and Alpine hot pools
... bow to you when asking for food which is achieved by holding the food in front of their noses and then lifting it out of their reach before taking it down so they move their head to follow it.... not really sure that counts as bowing but again very funny to watch people teasing these poor animals with the food in this way and then wondering why they were getting nudged from behind and bitten when they stopped feeding them ...
Day trip to Nara
... way I came across a food stall where two men were beating some kind of green dough with two large hammers. I have no idea what it was they were making, but it was interesting to watch their enthusiasm and hear the little song that went along with their motions.
Eventually I made it back to Nara station and headed back to Kyoto on the train. On my return, I took the opportunity to explore the train station a bit more.
The station is a huge and ...
An afternoon in Nara
... has a few temples in and the biggest tourist draw – the Golden Buddha. After Kyoto I was pretty over temples, but I had a good walk round and yes, ven went to see the Golden Buddha which wasn’t really as impressive as I’d hoped. In the park there are hundreds of deer which are quite tame. You can buy oat biscuits for them and they will eat them out your hand, or pretty much fight you for ...
Tonsilitis Terrors
... looking police car. Last time I saw some police cars they were driving smartcars, or pandas at one stage. This looks like a doge viper or something. Oh such wooden acting. Gotta love it. (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0419946/)< br> I'd tell you what happened but I lost interest and all I can say is he beat the bad guys and got his wife back, then end.
It's 5pm, am I feeling better? marginally. I've uploaded a load of videos to You Tube, as ...