Today, we went to Kamakura. You can do a google image search to see what it's like. It was about an hour train ride to get there. We saw a Buddhist temple and a Shinto shrine and a GIANT buddha. I loved the first temple on the outskirts of Kamakura. Before you go in, you have to rinse your hands in freezing cold water. I liked the ritual of it. It was set back in nature, surrounded by hills, trees, and gardens full of flowers, fountains, and ponds. We climbed up the mountain past the different levels of the shrine and had a spectacular view out over the rooftops, the sea, and the coastline. It was so beautiful I didn't want to leave. But, we had to hurry. That's the one thing I don't like. We're always in such a hurry. I wish we could just savor the moments and take it all in, but we're always off to the next thing.
We were in a hurry because the boys were leaving for Tokyo to watch a sumo match. I think it would've been neat, but the boys wanted to do it alone. Whatever. We ended up having a fabulous day without them! We stopped to get gelato (to celebrate Megan's birthday). Then, we took another train back into Kamakura and visited the Buddha. It was massive and amazing. We ate lunch at a Japanese style restaurant where I had udon noodles and tempura veggies. Yum! The last temple we went to was beautiful, but it was so jammed with people. Something about it just felt touristy and not as "authentic" as the first shrine. It was still neat, though. Then, we had time to shop (I bought presents). We came back to Yokohama, and ate dinner at an American style place. There was a salad bar and a bread bar to go with our steak. Oh bread, we had missed it so much! It was such a great day!
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