Kamakura

June 19, 2009
We started our day at the Big Buddha. Dawson’s face was priceless when he first saw the Buddha. He was so excited and could not believe it was so big.

Dawson and I went inside the Buddha.

These are sandals made for the Buddha.

We washed our hands on the way out for good luck (I believe).

We toured the Gardens of Hasedera Temple most famous for its statue of Kannon, the goddess of mercy. You could spend a day looking around the gardens and looking at all the statues as you enter the grounds. Dawson and I walked up at first and then we came down to get David and Abby. We parked our stroller in the stroller parking and walked the many flights of stairs to view the temple. The temple is worth walking up all those steps. At the top there is a over look area looking out toward the ocean. There are places to eat and to set and rest. While resting these are some friends that Dawson and Abby made.

We then took the train to Enoshima Beach. We have been told that on a clear day you can see Mt. Fuji from here but we had a cloudy day. Maybe next time we go that way we will be able to view Mt Fuji. We had a lunch picnic on the beach where we almost lost our heads to a bird looking for food. Abby enjoyed putting her feet in the water. Dawson on the other had just wanted to play in the sand. He fell asleep on my back on the way to the train station. His new thing is to tell us his belly hurt because he wants us to carry him.
All together it was a great day long but good.