Osaka turns out to be quite fun and one of it's many specialties, Okonomiyaki, turns out to be quite delicious. Before we head out for the day I wanted to post these pictures from Nara. I have been happy during the winter season to trounce around and see architecture knowing that Kyoto's gardens are not at their peak now. In the morning, we toured some of the oldest wooden structures in the world at Horyu-ji. Dating back to the 9th century they are architectural masterpieces that have survived many earthquakes and hostilies. In the afternoon we entered Todai-ji and saw the Great Buddha, I think it was an experience on par with seeing Kyoto's Sanjusangen-do with it's 1001 life-size wood-and-gold Kannon. The tame dear at Nara Park where Todai-ji is located were also fun to watch. The dear are very tame... unless you have food, as the last picture attests too.
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