This is the Daibutsu ("Big Buddha") itself:
And here are a few of his mates... English explanation was sparse, so I have no idea who they are or what they signify. They were very big, though.
Now, from the world's largest wooden building to... Hmmm...
As previously mentioned, we moved at the start of the month. Yesterday the IKEA van came and we finally got the rest of the furniture we needed to fill all our extra space. Chairs! I tell ya, they're a luxury you start to miss after a while. Here's our interior now:
The bell hanging off the light pull is our souvenir from Todaiji.The new flat is very nice, though it has a couple of iffy aspects. The traffic noise is pretty bad. You'd think on the sixth floor you wouldn't have a problem with traffic noise, but the freeway ringroad runs behind our building, at about sixth floor level, so it's like living on a busy street. Also, the building wobbles. Super reassuring! But on the bright side, we do have a proper balcony, with a proper view:
So, all in all it's an improvement.
I'd like to end this post with a thought from the building across the street:
Aww... Uplifting, eh?
(PS If you're wondering how hot it gets here in summer, while I've been sitting here quietly typing, sweat has been running down my shins.)
2 comments:
If it's any consolation, that wobbling is probably the earthquake proofing. I kid you not. Lots of buildings in Japan have a bit of give in them so they don't fall down too quick. Probably good, since you're on the 6th floor.
Mmm, yeah, I was just going to say the wobbling is earthquake proofing. Just think of it like this: if you try to bend something that is too hard (like glass) it shatters. If you try to bend something more supple (like bamboo) it gives. There`s not been any really big earthquakes here this time yet, but swingy buildings can handle it, and non-swingy buildings can`t.
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