Chisun Hotel Shin Osaka

... the last 2 days on board were actually really nice. As we were ready to leave the ship in the port, some medical people came on board. Another flu-scan!! Well indeed again, Blondy was still flu-ish, but she was " Downgraded" to " Runny nose" So customs in Japan, and off to the subway to find our sub to our Osaka hostel. Said " adios" to our Spanish friend and we found the sub-system pretty easy. Osaka is not that big and after 15 minutes we left the sub ...

... Teramachi, Sanjo and Shinkyogoku), all grouped together in the Pontocho area of Kyoto. These places were amazing. They closed down a bunch of streets, covered the area between the buildings and its all shops and restaurants. The walkways were filled with lit store signs over each shop, numerous flags and pennants for decoration. Along with the shops ad restaurants there was also a large popular movie ...

... been turned into a museum.<br><br>And that's where the town of Nara comes into play. Nara, is a 'small town' by Japanese standards, and would have gone unnoticed if it weren't for the fact that it holds the largest wooden structure in the world; Todaiji Temple. But the real kicker is that its the longest surviving wooden structure in Japan. Way back when, the Japanese constructed all of their Temples, Shrines and Castles out of wood. Everything was made of wood. Of course, that ...

Of *ll the breeds of b*ckp*cker in this little ol' world, I t*ke no sm*ll ple*sure in h*ving to *nnounce th*t Austr*li*n b*ckp*cker's *re the biggest jerks of them *ll. Whilst the Americ*n *nd C*n*di*n crowd *re * very ple*s*nt folk *nd the occ*sion*l British citizen, whilst cert*inly * little on the loud side, is h*ppy to go *bout their business, by f*r the most obnoxious, noisiest, c*ckling bunch of p*rty-h*rd minded people belong to the little isl*nd we know *s home. Unfortun*tely, *s w ...

The southern isl*nd of J*p*n, Kyushu, is often neglected in its visits by foreigners *nd tr*velers of the world. Fukuok* (or H*k*t*), its c*pit*l city, doesn't offer much in the w*y of sight seeing *nd *dventure. But its the tiny little towns th*t br*nch off from the m*in c*pit*l th*t m*ke Kyushu * pl*ce I wish we spent more time in. Unfortun*tely, we only got to visit one of these tiny towns - tiny in J*p*n is *bout the size of s*y, Perth? - *s we only st*yed in ...

... disgusting - and colorful food was on display to try and enjoy. In any case, my twenty minutes draws to a close and I'm not prepared to pump in another two hundred yen. I mean, it's ridiculous. So until next I write, I leave you with this little bit of food for thought;<br><br>If you're dining out in Japan, don't order anything other than the house specialty unless you know for certain what you're getting. Chances are its the worst meal you'll ever eat.<br><br>That is all.

... Karai nikku? ima taberu?" (Meat? Spicy meat? Are we going to eat now?).. Ah-chan still persisted. "Nick-san, Tae-chan's son." Obaa-chan just looked at me and her and then turned towards the wall. She said something really quickly about my mother, then I heard "Jessica" (my sister). Everyone was super surprised, but Ah-chan was blown away. Apparently my grandmother had never said anything about Jessica since the whole time she'd faded. Currently, in her ...