Deers were regarded as "messengers of god" here. Here's a picture of a deer who still looks dignified and possibly a true messenger from above.
But the strange thing about these messengers is that they are going at leaflets, COLOURED pamphlets and any kind of paper!
All these despite being fed by the many happy tourists with small stacks of biscuits for deers at 150 yen per (small) stack! I was seriously suspicious that the biscuits were made of recycled paper. Hahaha..
I was left alone for awhile and was wondering what to do (would have sat down on the park benches to just enjoy the park, but either the benches had bird poo, or there were deer poo around the benches, so i gave up) and was thinking about fish-eye lens and suddenly decided to harass the deers with my 10mm wide angle. Started out trying to look through the viewfinder but realised it was hard to get close enough while keeping my eye at the viewfinder. I then decided to just shove my cam up the faces of the puzzled and curious deers who decided to sniff my lenses to see if they could find any paper trace HAHA..
Another stop for Nara was the Todaiji. House to the largest statue of the Great Buddha, this structure was the largest wooden building in the world.
Nara is a relaxing place for a leisurely stroll and great for children too!
See the happy faces!
We headed to Yasuka Shrine just two train stops away before returning to Nara for Sushi dinner, a fine way to end the day!
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