The Great Buddha

After narrowly escaping another visit from the Jehovah's Witnesses (they were headed up the stairs as I headed down on Sunday), I decided that Bruce and I needed some salvation. We figured a trip to Kamakura and a walk through it's many temples just might do the trick.

This is a view of Kamakura from a lookout area at the Hase Kannon Temple. Yup, that's the blue water of the Pacific. It was sunny and about 50 degrees here today. The weather was perfect for this Wisconsin girl; I even took my jacket off for a bit.

Bruce and I tried to befriend one of the guard statues at the Jochi-ji temple. As you tell by his eyes and teeth, he wasn't too friendly, but he did allow us to be photographed with him. Bruce got a little scared, so I had to buy him some green tea ice cream to comfort him.

Finally, for all of you skeptics, Buddha really does have super powers!!!! Here's proof, wing ports! This is the back of the Great Buddha at the Kotokuin Temple (you can go inside for about $0.20). The Buddha statue is bronze and was cast in the 13th century. He is over 32 feet tall and his house washed away, leaving him exposed to the elements, about 140 years after he was created. He's one old dude but doesn't show his age too much.