My eye/face is almost as good as new today. Today I took a day trip to Nara, which was the first capital of Japan. I had a few setbacks early in the day like getting locked out of the hostel for a little bit, and then getting on the wrong train (express instead of local), but I finally made it there. On the way the train made it past what I think was Nintendo’s headquarters, which I thought was neat. I walked through K?fuku-ji and I noticed there a foundation being placed for a huge traditional building. Looks like they aren’t in a rush though, so have to come back in 50 years and see how they’re doing. Then I went to the Nara National Museum. I wanted to take some photos, but didn’t see anyone else doing it, so I asked. After reading the rules, filling in my name in a logbook, putting a band on my right arm, I was told I could take photos of two items in the museum (not the ones I wanted to photograph). I thought, forget it, and walked out with zero photos. Then the main attraction was at T?dai-ji. It is supposed to be the largest wooden building in the world and it houses a Daibutsu statue and a few others. Really impressive. A lot of school field trips go here though. After a little more walking around the town, I headed back to Kyoto for the night.