Jessica Wandering

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More Kyoto and Nara

It’s interesting how many buildings and sub shrines there are at each temple. I haven’t figured that out.
Another really big, crowded but cool one was Kiumizudera. It has a nice view of the city. And…
A three part waterfall where drinking from each stream gives a different benefit. One for health and longevity, one for love, and one for knowledge. If the shared dippers worries you, please note the dippers go into ultraviolet chambers between uses.

It was worth the wait. I like ritual acts a lot. I always mean to make some for myself like meditation or certain things at certain times of day but it is so much easier for it to feel powerful if it’s been there a long time and had meaning to so many.
The details in adornment are lost in my photos, but they are certainly there.
In Nara there are so so many deer. Part of tourism is to buy “deer crackers” to feed them which keep them around the grounds for everyone to see.
They have been trained to bow.
I couldn’t help myself. I did the thing.
And found out why they have cut their horns off!
It wasn’t until much later I saw this helpful sign many blocks away from where most of the people and deer are interacting.
Speaking of amusing signs. I’ve been collecting a few
This whole situation was strange. Google maps had us go this way. 4’7” is not tall enough for nearly any adult.
And this ice cream shop got several, because WTF?
No really…
But sometimes there was amazing coffee.
And sometimes there was also really yummy food, and occasionally ramen that was gluten free for Zarah.
And sometimes surprises. We got these just for walking in a restaurant on that day.

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3 responses to “More Kyoto and Nara”

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    jenniferlblackburn

    Mmmm, prawn sundaes and large cold eggs! 👅😄 Did you eat the large cold eggs and were they just normal eggs and were they cooked? So funny how they always have realistic plastic models of the food. The deer are cute but look quite demanding! Love the hilarious signs. Miss you guys!

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      jessicaeastre

      The large coldest day eggs were uncooked which we learned when we tried to crack and eat the first one. We boiled the other and shared it at home. 🙂
      Yes, some of the deer were quite demanding! I tried to only feed the less demanding ones after that. It was so cute how they bowed!
      Miss you too!

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    jenniferlblackburn

    Haha! Very amusing that you were cracking raw eggs in public! 😂
    That is super cute that the deer bowed.

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