Hi there. We are getting ready to leave Nara, where we have been for the past three days. It’s great here at Yougendo, where we have been staying. Seriously awesomesauce.
On our second day, we spontaneously decided to visit Hiroshima, which is only about three hours away by bullet train. Hopefully that section of photos is depressing, since I was thoroughly effected by the peace monument and museum there. I couldn’t really even bring myself to take that many photos, and only one in the museum. Definitely not a good time to be American, not that anyone was mean or anything, just that Corlee and I felt a bit of sideways guilt for our country.
But, we are very glad we went, and are, in all cases, still having a great time. And we haven’t killed each other yet.
This laptop is burning me.
At Horyuji temple, in Nara. It was rainy so we didn’t stay long.
Had a cool trough.
Another pic of Corlee’s back.
I think I’m obsessed with these lanterns.
The ultimate statement at Hiroshima.
In the weirdest way, I really think the a-bomb dome is beautiful.
It says:
“Mourning the lives lost in the atomic bombing, we pledge to convey the truth of
this tragedy throughout Japan and the world, pass it on to the future, learn
the lessons of history, and build a peaceful world free from nuclear weapons.
Hiroshima National Peace Memorial Hall for the Atomic Bomb Victims”
The worst of it all.
MOVING ON
Yum. Japanese(?) junk food.
Just so you know, I’m actually in Japan. In this hotel room.
Nara park had some scary ass deer. Like, a lot of scary ass deer. Which were quite friendly.
A shrine.
This deer wanted some ice cream.
A pagoda.
These deer were hangin’ with this cool lady.
Some warning signs. I think the dog is farting. Or something.
Todaiji, the horned temple where they keep the daibutsu (giant buddha).
I admit, it was huge, but it was also impossible to get a picture of. Go figure.
Cool statues everywhere. Corlee got pissed because I kept stopping to take pictures of things like this.
There were a ton of shrine guardian statues.
There was this big… building. With a bunch of school kids on it. There were so many school kids that day…
Everything’s bigger in… Japan?
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