On the way to Nara to meet up with the others a couple of English ladies pulled up beside me, and we stopped for a chat.
They were, Pat Thomson and Sheonagh Ravensdale, who were motorcycling through Japan after having done Latin America. Their names had been mentioned to me by a Swedish lady biker in Tokyo.Coincidence to run in to them. They are heading to South East Asia next. Their travels are posted on the `Horizons Unlimited` site.
In Nara with Mr. Kurimya, a very kind man and our volunteer guide for the day. We were all staying at the Nara Youth Hostel.
Buddhist monks collecting alms, downtown Nara.
Feeding the deer, Nara
Todai-ji Temple, largest wooden structure in the world. It was rebuilt after a fire in 1709, and is two thirds size of the original.
In it, the Great Buddha.
On the back of the base of the Great Buddha is an inscription depicting the end of the Silk Road in Nara.
A new building on the edge of Nara, a copy of the Imperial Audience Hall for meeting foreign dignitaries, installation of the Emperor and other political ceremonies.
Through Nara traffic. We left Nara and headed for the coast and the port city of Wakayama to catch the ferry to Tokoshima on the island of Shikoku.
Stop for a quick sushi or box lunch meal at a `Lawson`s` convenience store.
In the ferry lineup at Wakayama.
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