Here is one moment that has remained.
It was Christmas morning in Tokyo. I think it is fair to say that Joe was somewhat less than delighted to be dragged out of bed and to the train station so we could head an hour south to a city called Kamakura whose main claim to fame is the Kamakura Daibutsu (literally, the Kamakura Big Buddha).
Joe: "How big is this Buddha?"
Me: "I don't know.... big."
Joe: "Like, how big? A couple stories?"
Me: "Look, I don't know. It's a big Buddha, okay? It's probs gonna be pretty big."
Joe: "grumblegrumblegrumble..."
We did a bit of wandering around the town before striking out towards the Big Buddha. We paused at a shrine along the way.
Joe: "Is this it? Where's the Buddha?"
Maggie: "Maybe, look, I don't know. I don't think this is it, cause it's supposed to be big, and I don't see any gigantic peaceful looking dudes, do you?"
Joe: "What is this then? Why aren't we going to see the Buddha?"
Maggie: ".................."
Photos from the unidentified shrine, complete with mini-Buddha filled cave.
After wandering around said unidentified temple and garden, we arrived at the gate to the main event: The Big Buddha.
...walking along the path....
Joe: "Is this it?"
Me: "Yeah, I think so."
Joe: "Are you sure?"
Me: "Well, that sign right there says 'Kamakura Daibutsu', so yeah, it looks that way."
Joe: "So where's the... oh...... daaaaaamn....... that is a big Buddha."
Me: "Uh huh."
3 comments:
I'm glad you are writing again.
Hmmm....a beginning in playwriting perhaps? I enjoyed it, and you left me begging for more.
I think I better stick to blog writing first, but perhaps a few more mini-conversations will make their way into my stories.
I love getting comments! :D
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