Osaka Inns - Reviews and Rates

We arrived in Osaka, checked into the Sheraton in Kita area, and again snuck in Kelly. You had to pay $30 to use the gym, but the Internet in the room was free. So instead of working out we bought drinks and snacks at the convenience store downstairs, played drinking games, and pranked family and friends on Skype.

There is much to really...

So, arrived amidst a darkened evening sky at Kansai International in Osaka. The landing was very exotic, I must admit. The plane lowered itself seemingly headed into the belly of the ocean; as we swept closer and closer to our date with the surface of the Pacific. Through a light fog came the outline of huge rigs and ocean ships, and water, and ...

I went looking for weird/cool stuff today... not a treasure trove, but I found a few goodies.

I have gone to countless temples, shrines and castles. Absolutely beautiful... here are the pics....

Tonight, one of the Japanese RA's, Iwai san, was cooking and invited me to eat with him. He gave each of us a bowl of something that kind of looked like the top part of mushrooms in a sauce, and they were pretty good. Well, half way through eating them, I was really curious what they were, and I asked him if they were mushrooms. He started laugh...

Went to Ryouanji Temple in Kyoto... Then left for Osaka Arrived at Kansai-Osaka Airport (The man-made one in the ocean) by train, and found our way through the new terminal (longest one in the world apparantly). Plenty of time to pack our bags for the way home (cos we didnt see our luggage for the last couple of days, only a small travel bag), a...