Shika wa fuku o tabemasu

Today we went with Norbert up into the mountains east of Osaka to Nara. This is a former capital of Japan, and contains some very old structures, along with a number of friendly, freely roaming deer, and a giant Buddha. We have a bunch of photos. The Buddha was very large, over 50 feet high. The whole thing was awe-inspiring. Another highlight was a nearby temple up in the hills, from which the view was quite amazing. Alas, my camera stopped working just before we got up there, so I was unable to photograph it. But the deer and Buddha are there.

For dinner we returned to Osaka and went to a favorite yaki-niku place with Norbert, Hitomi, and Erika-chan. Cooking our own food wasn't too much work, and was well worth the effort. Mmmm.