Flashback: The Hungry Deer at Miyajima Island
October 8, 2006. Angela and I had survived the capsule hotel. It was time to start exploring Hiroshima! The first thing we did was get on the “Hiroden” tram, and head for Miyajima. In Japanese, Miyajima (宮島）means “Shrine Island.” It is a floating Shinto Shrine (or you could say it is a flooded Shrine; it sits on a shallow pool of water.)
I will write more about Miyajima later. For now, I wanted to share this picture of a deer at Miyajima. There are many deer on the island, and they are not shy at all. They eagerly beg for food, and if you don’t have food, they are happy to eat paper or anything else they can. Maps, papers, even clothing is not safe from their greedy mouths! Alas, Angela’s English map fell victim to a hungry deer. We were left with my Japanese map! 
I took this picture of a deer. I thought it was funny, because he just stood at the cart for a minute, looking like he was waiting to buy some food! 
Keep checking back, as I will keep posting more pictures as time permits. I am extremely busy, but I will try to get them up as fast as I can. As always, you can view the pics here on this site, or click on the picture to go to my Flickr site.
“Hey, what’s a deer gotta do to get some service around here?”
