Wednesday, August 29, 2007

Ise part 3- Revenge of the Ise

After replenishing our liquids we hopped on a bus across town to the other main location of Ise Jingu- known as Naiku. From getting off the bus we could tell that this was the more popular of the two locations as it is a much bigger area and there were a lot more people.
To enter we must first cross this bridge which tempts us with a glimpse of green scenery.
Here the gods are smiling on Ritsy and baby as they stand under the large tree.
These trees really impressed me with their positive outlook (get it? They are looking up!).
Unexpectedly, Ritsy launched into a picture taking war with me. Naturally I won with this great shot.
Much like Geku we had to scrape for glimpses of the interesting ancient buildings, here a couple of buildings tease us through the cover of the trees.
Finally the walk out was lined with bonsai trees completing the entire Japanese feeling of the setting. Actually we walked the course backwards though, this should have been the beginning walk. Oh well, we make our own rules!

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