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Day 44 - Trains, Castles, Dumplings and Temples
... and head out later in our local neighborhood for dinner and a look about. We ambled back from the temple to catch the train "home". Rick commented once again about the sense of calm and non hurridness in the streets. People certainly go about their business with purpose but in general everyone appears to be fairly laid back and not too stressed. In a city of 3.5 million people it is amazing to walk down some of these streets and you could be in the countryside or in a ...
Beneath the tides...
... top, but an hours cruise sounded great. We nabbed top seats on the top deck, and sat back to enjoy the ride. It wasn't exactly a stunning vista, watching freighters being loaded up, but it was enjoyable non the less. After that an ice lolly was in order on our way back to the hotel. It was really overcast but still boiling hot. We decided a freshen up was in order before heading out to Shin-sekai. This is an area that used to be a big working ...
What doesn't kill you makes you stronger
... most excruciating earache of my life. It was all I could do not to burst into tears. So we went to the store to stock up on fluids and Katelyn proceeded to take care of me. I tell you what she saved me that night. She went to the reception and helped acquire a plastic container which I could use as a hot water bottle to dull the pain. She also fixed me dinner and made me gurgle some salt water for the sore throat. By the next day I was feeling better but knew I couldn't push myself. So ...
Osaka - Day 3
... from metro station, we found a place where I bought Takoyaki – most favourite street snack in Osaka. And people of Osaka are proud of their Takoyaki, saying their Takoyaki is the best in Japan. It is ball-shaped dumpling (little bit smaller than table tennis ball) filled with octopus served with mayonnaise and sprinkled with some aromatic spices. I finished four dumplings, Hedka couldn’t even smell it. Now I can say that octopus inside was delicious ...
Metropolis Osaka
... famous spots in Osaka:the aquarium. It is one of the biggest in the world, with 8 floors that go around a central tank that measures 9 meters deep by 35 meters long!!!! In it there is a small whale shark, manta rays, small reef sharks, turtles and other large sea creatures. In other tanks were otters, jellyfish, regular fish and the giant Japanese deep water crabs. When one visited a dutch aquarium it was called 'crabzilla'. During the day I also went to a concert in which my ...