Another Beautiful Walking Day Day 7 - north end of Yamanobe Trail

Little to our knowledge, the Buddhist temple was ON the trail we had begun a few days ago! We could actually walk another section of it to Nara!

Maki sleeping - so cute! She looks so Japanese. Like a real Japanese.

Out the other window looking at the temple (it originally was over 250 years old) 

I bought this spoon for Audrey and it makes me smile 

Another beautiful yes different trail 

The fragrance of these orange blossoms was heavenly  

A modern entryway to an ancient home 

We were trying to figure out if this was our next turn - it was not 

THIS was next turn

Amazing to see the various stages of bamboo growth

Every turn was a surprise

Interesting golf club fence 

Asked this lady for directions, and she wanted to talk all day ;) She told us all about the bus and was bewildered that we were walking to Nara.

Oh oh - someone lost their Nike's 

Made it to Nara 

These guys are ridiculous 

One of them grabbed Maki's map and ate it! Good thing we didn't need it anymore! 

After being in the mountains for 7 days, we did not like the crowds - at all.  

BUT the food was a welcome pleasure 

On way to train - ALOHA in Japan! 

We were once again picked up at train but sweet lady from temple, and she brought us a warming table since we were freezing! Table has a heater lamp attached to bottom of it, you put a thick blanket over table, then a table top on top of that - keeps legs REALLY WARM

My view with my warm legs (and maybe a little sake)