Beautiful Kamakura

Yesterday, Clement and I took a small sight-seeing trip by train to Kamakura, a town at the edge of the sea. With the 16o centigrade and the cloudless sunny skies, it was hard to believe we were in mid-December. And, man, let me tell you about what a beautiful place Kamakura is.
Located one hour and a half away from Tokyo (by train), Kamakura could be considered somewhat of a suburban town, a short distance away from the huge skyscrapers of Yokohama. The place draws a lot of tourists from within and without of the country, due to its great cultural heritage. Walking through the tiny streets, you're likely to come across a lot of trinket stores and food stands, offering a variety of local goods. Just as most of the places I've been so far, the town has a number of nice temples and shrines like the one pictured here.

It's a butterfly kick!

Like I said, the town is also very coastal, and looks over the Pacific Ocean. Even at this time of the year, there was a pretty high number of surfers. The water did seem kind of cold to me, though, but we took some time here to do a nice little photoshoot, which I couldn't pass up. I was a little rusty, Clement still managed to snag some great shots.

And of course, last but not least, and one of the most famously visited spots in the area, is the Daibutsu. It's a huge 13 meter tall Buddha statue, cast in bronze if I recall. It is considered a national treasure and is quite impressive to behold. Some seven centuries ago, it used to be indoors, but heavy storms wrecked the building in which the Daibutsu was sitting, leaving him to sit outside to the naked sky. Definitely a sight not to miss.