Where in the World is Leaptrott

Today was our free day, NO LECTURES!!!  I went with a group to Kamakura.  I got a temple book and went to 3 different temples and had them sign the book in Japanese.  This was really interesting and lots of fun, after our 3rd temple we decided to head for the Big Buddha.  At the beginning of the walk it said we had 2 km until we reached our destination.  At the end of the walk the sign said we had 2 km to walk until our destination.  We had walked over the mountains and through the woods to find the big Buddha, after the trail we walked through a cave like entrance to a shrine,  at this time I felt like I was in another world on the travel channel.  There were shrines all over the place and people praying and asking for blessings from Buddha.  We walked through the small town and finally found Buddha.  We then found a noodle shop and had a late lunch.  This is where my sister-in-law and I got separated from the group.  Thank goodness for maps.  We navigated our way from Kamakura to Shinjuku and then to our hotel.  What an adventure.  It was a wonderful day and all the people we meet are great, friendly and very helpful.

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