Nara

Nara! Nara is a beautiful historic part of Japan. Specifically famous for the shika (deer) which are in fact considered to be holy, and the Daibutsu (big buddah). The shika seem cute, but secretly they try and eat anything they can get their mouths on, which can be an issue since they aren't afraid of people at all. We had to sit on a bridge edge to avoid them while eating our yakisoba for lunch. What you are supposed to do is buy little packets of flat starchy cakes to feed them, they are not very tasty as Caitlin and I discovered. The five part pagoda is common in Japan because its five stories represent five elements of nature, earth at the bottom, then water, fire, wind, and air. Also, I'll give you a dollar if you can understand the Engrish sign. It was a long day, we were Japanese and slept on the train. Well, I'm off to Tokyo for 4 days!