nara- koen

yesterday we spent a day

sightseeing with our friends in nara.

we focused on nara-koen,

an amazing park that is home 

to about 1200 deer who just roam free,

eating grass and attacking tourist who

buy "deer biscuits". 

i literally had two separate deer bite me,

once on the butt and another

on my leg
 putting a small snag in the 

fabric of my only skirt...

to escape the deer attacks

we visited some of the many shrines, 

temples, and gardens that are encompassed

in this great park.

a highlight was seeing the Great Buddha statue (Daibutsu)

which is housed on the worlds largest wooden structure

Todai-ji. 

these pictures don't do it justice...

-e