Trip to Nara

We went to Nara on Monday. Lots of tourist and school groups there. The deer are so used to people it's kind of strange. You can freely pat and touch them too. You can buy some deer food (they just look like rice crackers) and feed them. Some of them get fed too much that they won't eat it if you give it to them. Others will come up and nuzzle you if you have food. I wouldn't like to have come when there weren't lots of people as you'd have heaps of deer trying to get food from you. Some deer are pretty smart and stand near where people buy food and they come at you once you get it. Some children got really scared with the deer coming at them for food. One little girl started to get surrounded by 5 or 6 adult sized deer. She was crying and screaming for her parents. =( Her dad ended up grabbing the bag of food from her, ripping it and the deer just went for it. Tried to feed some smaller deer, but if there are bigger ones near buy they just bump the small ones out of the way. =( Deer make some very funny but weird noises. Went to see some temple but it's being rebuilt and won't be done for another couple of years, which is kind of sad.

We also got to see some guys hitting some mochi. That was entertaining to watch. They get soo much business after they do it too! The mochi was really yummy too!

Katsudon and soba

Chicken Tempura and Udon

Kit kat ball/squares

Pigeon hanging out amongst the turtles

Hehe..

Sam was actually trying to feed the little deer but this one wouldn't let him. =P

This deer on the ground gave same Sam some good nuzzling

There are several of these warning signs around

Sleepy fawn

The Giant Buddha is inside

Stairs or a ladder?

Big Buddha

Big butterfly

Crazy roots

Where to go?

Old school lanterns

The fawn started crossing at the crossing whilst calling for it's mum.

It then started to walk down the road.