Sunroute Nara

<br><br>27 Julio 2009 - Nara<br><br> <br><br>Dejamos Kyoto para visitar Nara, a una hora de distancia.<br><br>Nara es famoso porque fue la capital de Japon antes que Kyoto y Tokyo, entre 710 AC y el 784. <br><br>En la estacion de trenes, la senora en informacion nos recomendo que para ver lo mejor de Nara en unas horas, nos dirijieramos al templo de Kasuga Taisha y despues a ver el Daibutsu (buddha) en Todai-ji.<br><br ...

Oh there are many amusing sounds in Japan! How strange to be somewhere people talk AT you and you just don't have a clue what they say. It's never happened quite this badly to me before. But the great thing is that you can actually make up what they say! The screeching voices of all sales assistants as you enter shops "hajimemashte" and as you leave "arigato gozaimaaaaaas" start off being quite annoying and then they become ...

... image was impressive and slightly chilling to see. the room was stunning causing all speach to leave your mouth as a gaped stare came over your face. we took off our shoes and walked the cold hardwood floorboards silently. insence buring all around us and monks fervently writing prayers for people and families who have lost love ones. the evening brought us interesting food that ...

... as efficient as the German system. Even though it was swamped with tourists, Nara-koean was gorgeous. The tall trees seemed to extend to infinity, while dozens of deers ran around freely. In the pre-Buddhist period, deers were believed to be messengers of the Gods. My first stop was the Todai-Ji. This Buddhist Temple is the tallest wooden building in the world. The architecture of this 8th Century edifice was quite different from anything I had seen before ...

... lovely b*th w*ter th*t h*d h*d been there *ll evening. Ailbhe w*s * bit t*ken b*ck by this, especi*lly in * youth hostel. I decided to w*it til the l*st min. I he*ded for the b*th time *ction *t 20:55, with 5 min to sp*re i h*d * quick rinse in the shower on * se*t, *nd decided to give the b*th p*rt of "b*th time" * miss. N*r* is defintely * pl*ce to visit in J*p*n - it h*s *lot to offer. Actu*lly, the whole K*nsei *re* h*s * lot of offer. N*r* is sm*ll ...

... been able to actually visit a few of these places. They offer something the bigger cities don't. And that's, well, I guess... Awesome?<br><br>But first up is Osaka. Its not really a 'small town', In fact, it's the second largest city in Japan. If Tokyo is all bright lights, and Kyoto is all about sophistication, Osaka is about nightlife. Loud, Merry nightlife. Osaka is a Japanese Vegas. Yet it lacks the tackiness associated with Vegas and instead teams up with all things Asian ...

... ll, or, *t the very le*st, within the time fr*me of this cursed twenty-minute limit computer. Suffice to s*y it w*s * visu*l plethor* of some of the most be*utiful pl*ces I'll ever see. Amongst them, * p*vilion liter*lly p*ved in gold; *n immense p*l*ce grounds; skipping *cross stepping stones over koi ponds *nd huge, c*refully *rr*nged g*rdens within which one c*n w*ste hours looking out over the sm*ll moss covered isl*nds bursting with *ll kinds of *m*zing J*p*nese foli*ge. I even ...

... from the Mount*in to get fed. You know, monkeys do NOTHING, but fight, e*t *nd poo. But for some re*son, you c*n spend hours just w*tching how they inter*ct *nd be endlessly entert*ined by their cr*zy shen*****ns.<br><br>Next up were the 'Nine Hells', * series of n*tur*l hot springs which h*ve (unfortun*tely) been turned into somewh*t of * themed *musement p*rk. There's * 'Demon Hell', *n 'Anim*l Hell' with * Hippo *nd * re*lly s*d looking Eleph*nt *nd even ...

... this year". Curious at this grand boast I made sure I caught a glimpse of them on the only morning spent in Kyoto without a massive hangover. One could clearly run a marathon and had a physique that made mine take on Herculean proportions. If she indeed did have breasts it would take an expedition of 100 sturdy men and a rich foreign backer to eventually track them down. The other had a more typical American physique and is one of the main reasons McDonalds has the ...

... about that later. so i was watching tv in her living room while everyone was out of the temple, and i had to go to the bathroom(#2, wouldn`t ya know). so i go into the bathroom and there is this super high-tech toilet. as i waked towards it, the lid opened up because it has a motion sensor. ok, cool! as i`m sittin there, there are all these buttons to the right. i know one of them has to flush the thing, right? so i`m lookin it over but can`t read a ...