1) While JT and I were buying deer senbei, a deer ATE MY MAP OUT OF MY HAND! I felt something tugging on it and I tugged back and the deer sort of snorted at me (which startled me) and I didn't know quite what to do... I tried again to wrestle the map back but the deer wouldn't give it up. JT then fed him a cracker, big mistake! Then it knew JT had food and wouldn't leave him alone. When JT didn't give him another senbei, it started nibbling on and pulling at his shirt. Poor JT started to panic. His shirt was all wet with deer slobber for an hour or two.
2) Further into Nara Park, JT and I suddenly hear this loud grunting sound. JT looked before I did. The guy was out of food, but his hands were still up. He was videoing the deer, but the deer thought he was withholding snacks. So the deer starts to nibble on his shirt. Dude flips and tries to jump back. He got caught on a low chain and down he went (from JT). I look back and the deer is FREAKING OUT. The guy was sitting with his back to the deer and the deer is, essentially, screaming at him and kicking him in the back. We are all stunned (I tried to get it on video and failed). This dude's friend runs over screaming (in Korean I believe) and throws at empty can at its head. The can just glances off this deer's head (in hindsight it was hilarious, "LAKJDFLKDJFLKJ *dink* LKJOWIEJ!!" (Korean screaming)). The friend starts trying to kick the deer so the deer decides the odds are not in its favor and runs off. I was shaking and really disappointed I didn't get a video!
3) As we're taking the local train to Oosaka, an old woman boards with all these bags. I jump up and motion her towards my seat, "Douzo, suwatte kudasai (go ahead, please sit)." She tried to wave me away but I wouldn't have it. As she's sitting there, she realizes I'm with JT (who, poor kid, is now sitting between two Japanese strangers) and she starts trying to chat with us. She tells me she knows no English but then doesn't simplify her Japanese! I did my best to talk to her and found out a few things. Next thing I know, she's giving me two little paintings she'd made that day. I tried to turn them down. They are beautiful and I was so grateful to her. JT and I wished we had something to give her. Then later she gets another seat and had me sit back down next to JT. Well... fast forward a few stations and this obaachan is asking us why we're not getting off the train. Well, we're just going to Oosaka-Namba. Oh no, we're not. Obaachan ain't havin none! She gets these two boys who JUST graduated high school and forces them to get us to Oosaka station. JT and I felt so badly. They had to pay a fare adjustment (as did we), but they got us to the right place. Oh man, I believe we all felt super awkward. Yeesh! Sorry boys!
Hope you enjoyed these highlights and have a nize day!
Yup that's pretty much how they are...
The biggest bronze statue in the world!
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