Japan
...The Tōdai-ji temple (東大寺) in Nara houses the Great Buddha Hall (大仏殿), which is the largest wooden building in the world. The main attraction inside the temple is the world's largest bronze statue of the Buddha Vairocana whose ears alone were taller than me. The lesser-known attraction, we learned, was the holy wooden column toward the back of the temple, which has a hole that is apparently the same size as one of the Buddha’s nostrils. Legend has it that anyone who passes through the hole is reserved a place in paradise. Now, don’t get me wrong. I’m up for a free ticket into heaven as much as the next gal (and Cyrus especially liked the idea of getting there by means of an immense nostril), but darn it, Bella was hungry, Cruz needed a nap, and the line was just too long. We’re holding out hope that another opportunity for salvation might present itself soon...
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The Big Field Trip
The Big Field Trip
What do you get when two blissfully-ignorant lovebirds get the harebrained idea to schlep three children,
five backpacks, a guitar, and a garlic press on a two-year journey around the world?
