City trip

Hi all,

Today I went to Kamakura with Ruriko-san and Yuka-san. Actually, first we went to Enoshima on a peninsula and enjoyed the view from there:

We had lunch there as well:

After that we hopped back on the local train and got off at Hase where we were able to see the Daibutsu (giant buddha):

Just to give you an idea of how big it is, you'll notice that behind him, at the height of his crossed legs, there is a roof. That roof was quiet high as well... I'd say it was at about 2m50 from the ground. I had seen pictures of the Daibutsu before, but I have to say a picture does not portray how big it feels when you are standing in front of it.

After the Daibutsu we went to Kamakura. We strolled up a famous shopping street which was really nice and stopped at a small japanese style cafe to have traditional sweets:

So, the white scare in the middle is sesame seeds tofu. you eat it with the brown paste (which is actually more reddish in real life), red beans paste (very sweet), or with the green mousse, green tea mousse. In the smaller bowl in the right back corner is some kind of jelly (I'm still not very sure of what kind of jelly) and you eat it after pouring the sweet brown sauce that is in the small bowl in front of the jelly. It was very tasty!!! After talking away and resting for a little while in that cafe we walked around Kamakura for a little while longer:

And then we headed to the beach hoping to see the sunset from there. Unfortunately, we didn't really see the sunset, but its was still very nice out there so we stayed there and talked some more:

All in all, I had an amazing time. Ruriko-san and Yuka-san are really nice and we get along very well which is great. We are planning to do some more things together so I'll keep you posted.

Byebye :-)