Kamakura

Today we went to Kamakura and had to be at school at 8:30 am. With the one hour commute, plus shower, and getting ready, plus food... I had to wake up at 5:50. We took two trains to get there, and it felt like forever. These cute group of Japanese grandmas started to talk to us and telling us all about the train system, Kamakura, and their past adventures... just imagine a group of 20 or so short Japanese grandmas in similar clothing... SO CUTE!!!! They were so nice, and kept saying how good our Japanese is (lol such a lie, but we went along with it :P)

Once we got to Kamakura it was such a cute little town. Kamakura is a place with many shrines dedicated to Buddhism and Shintoism. We had a personal tour guide, who's English was AMAZING. She told us the history and the base practice of Shintoism. I will update the photos later (I know I have been saying this... but I swear I will try to do this as soon as I figure out how.) At one of the shrines there was a LARGE LARGE Buddha. So cool I kid you not. We even got to go to a cave with shrines in it... unfortunately the ceilings were low so we had to crouch most of the time. We also were able to purify ourselves with water. First you pour the water over both hands, and then cleanse your mouth. After I prayed from a handsome loving rich husband ;P at the 'love' shrine. Hehe hope it comes true ne?

I also paid a dollar for a fortune. It said that I would take a while to get better and to 'cousult' a different doctor. The english on it made hardly any sense at all... but it did mention that my wish will come true ^__^

By the way, I tried sweet potato and green tea swirl ice cream!! It was SOO GOOD!!!!! all the food smelled so good!! Tomorrow I meet for lunch with my friend Richard who I have not seen in a while :) When I upload the photos, I will write a description under the photos to understand better... because honestly its difficult to explain without a visual.