Todaiji

After leaving the gardens we made our way to the site of the Big Buddha- Daibutsu --Todaiji unfortunately showing a picture does no justice to the sheer scale of the building that the Buddha is housed in. If you look closely at the above picture, you can see the little dots in front of the building- those dots are people. To stand before such an enormous structure is awe inspiring and surreal at the same time. That matched with the clean look and peaceful atmosphere made it a beautiful experience.
Ritsy showing her approval helps a little bit with the scale.
The Walkway is flanked with Korean boxwoods and the typical Japanese architecture. Here I was trying to capture the gold (what do you call it?) rising behind the wall.
Another case of "I can't do justice to the sheer size of this thing in a picture". Trust me, this guy is huge!
After enjoying the beauty of the daibutsu. we stopped to check out this curiously garbed statue. This statue is said to have healing powers, by rubbing a part of the statue and then rubbing the same spot on your body, he will cure your ailments. We, of course, all tried to heal our aching legs, feet and butts with marginal results. Maybe we didn't leave enough money for him?