Nara

Nara is a place that is famous for its shrines and temples, recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. One of the temples we visited housed a giant Buddha which was very impressive.

Also in abundance at Nara are its deers, considered sacred creatures. Legend has it that a god arrived at Nara on a deer to guard the new capital (in Nara). Now, the deers roam free everywhere in Nara, and tourists are encouraged to buy deer biscuits to feed them.

We didn't buy any deer biscuits. This was a mistake because Gaz was involved in a tug of war with a deer over a map he was holding in his hands. The deer managed to chomp off a large piece of the map before he left us shaking. It was like the deer was saying to us, 'That'll show you to come into MY territory without any food!'

Hey guys, some new kids on the block! Let's go get some food from them!

Whadya mean you don't have any food for us??

I. WANT. MY. FOOD, dude!


When they're not terrorising tourists, they're docile little Bambi's