Friday was a national holiday here (Vernal Equinox Day) so Kelly and I didn't have to work. So we all waited out the rain in the morning and then headed in the afternoon to Shiraito Falls in Fujinomiya. It turned out to be a pretty nice day although a bit cool and we walked around and took a bunch of pictures and looked in the shops. This is the same waterfalls that we went to back in August and put pictures of on Flickr. We had fun and once the wind blew away the clouds we got an amazing view of Mt. Fuji. I'm sure there are pictures of that and the other sights but we haven't gotten around to them so I've got nothing for you right now.
That night we took mom and dad to one of our favorite restaurants (because all we do is eat apparently,) Namaskar. This is the Indian curry restaurant. We all got curry and naan and ate until we were pretty miserable. That's one thing I've noticed about this past week. I guess it's just that we have been wanting to take them to all of our favorite places, but we have been eating like crazy all week. I'm going to have to hit the running trails this next week.
Saturday we took a day trip to Kamakura which is a town in Kanagawa prefecture that is famous for having a ton of temples as well as an extremely large Buddha statue. We walked all around the town there and saw several temples, ate ramen, and saw the big Buddha. Many pictures were snapped, same story as above. But here are a few I took with my iPhone.
We were all pretty tired and our feet hurt when we got back from Kamakura, so we didn't do much for dinner. We had Mos Burger again and another crepe from Orange Pot and then went home.
I really enjoyed some of the things in Kamakura because it was really cool to see things that were built so long ago. I think sometimes I don't focus on that factor enough, and I was glad I took a moment to imagine what it might have been like long ago. Sometimes I get into history. Maybe I'll read up on Japanese history a bit more.
Only a few more days. I hope they've enjoyed their visit. They seem like they have. I know we're all tired enough. Last post of the visit to come tomorrow.
1 comment:
That is one HUGE Buddha. I wonder how many donuts he would get if he were here... Get it???? The donut shops here always have a Buddha sitting out, and the Buddha has a huge pile of donuts to himself... I wish I was a donut shop Buddha - - I really like donuts - sigh.
On another note, It sure looks like it's chilly there.
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