open 10.59-20.01

the opening times here are silly. we were at a boreders esque place yesterday and it said it was open from 0900-2500. eh? maybe its because of the time difference. or maybe japan is explanation in itself. crazy people. crazy times folks. yesterday we were in nara to see the largest buddha in the world. to be honest with you i struggled to see the difference between this 16 m eter bohemoth and jabba the hutt. but the buddhists (and tourists) love it and so he exists, in the worlds largest wooden building too.
yes all wood.
its awe-inspiring stuff still. and im starting to actually see it now instead of just being overwhelmed. which is useful. nara was beautiful adn so different to kyoto. everything in nara seems built to impress. whereas kyoto is much more subtle and delicate in its beauty a trait i much prefer. Nara would be like the theme park middle america would build if it were to emulate japan. although the city is a bit older than kyoto and was infact the capital before kyoto (howvere this only lasted 75 yrs) the engineering seems more advanced or atleast more structured but i feel the scale and style of these buddhist buildings may reflect the corruption found within the religion adn political structures of the time. greed basicaly and that is not very buddhist at all. but nara the city is much more relaxed than kyoto. and that is lovely.

we found a great little cafe and relaxed there for a long time. chris read 'come home.' which is apparently exacyly how hed like his perfect home to look and i ate a tuna and cheese panini followed by a blt in a burger bun. how disapointed was i when i fouynd out tyhere was no burger in the burgerbun b.l.t. very. but it was really very nice all the same. adn a welcome, familiar taste after 8 days of fish. my joints are still cracking though, so it might be a bit of a wifey's to say taht fish is good for the joints.
then chris tried to phone grace a couple of times but couldnt find his phonecard adn then we jumped on the train home and started discussing our excursion for toworw. we are going down to ise and then on down that coast. i just want to find some nice beaches adn just chill out for a few days without needing to worry or stress about language and times. it should be lovely. weather permitting maybe. so i shall be gone a couple of days and then back saturday or sunday. after which we will take down the exhibition then head upto tokyo on the bullet train. exciting stuff. but for now once again. i am absolutely shatterd. the 38degree dry still heat today, three meals and relaxing evening have finished me off. so to bed i go. hope you are all well. come hell and high water, eh? take it easy guys. i will take lots of photos and let you all know how we get on. peace.x
p.s. sorry about the spelling. usually i'd read through and fix it but im just too tired toinight. night.x
p.p.s presents were very well received. check out koshos dad, he loves the quality scotland forever hat. adn his mum really appreciates the blanket. good work team.