Monday, 21 September 2009

• osaka days 5-7

  Days 5 - 7 in short:
  
  Day 5 - lots of lounging around laundry and lunch
  Day 6 - Osaka Castle
  Day 7 - Lunch with Jer, getting lost in Umeda, and then Elvis
  
  words will not flow from me in proper paragraphs right now so here are some pictures with captions. it's almost 4pm! hahah, will write more about that later... enjoy! :D
  

  
  butterfly in plum garden on the way to the castle
  

  
  

  
  
  
  The sign is a warning to people that there are serious fines if you throw out an animal onto the street or if you're found abusing one. Apparently that happens all too often here. We saw a gang of cats hanging out in the park and one of them had no eyes. :(
  
  

  
  
  
  
  Fortunately, this one has eyes...
  
  
  
  
  
  Finally made it to Osaka Castle after a REALLY long trudge on a scorching hot day. Why is it so hot here?! We've been seeing temperatures in the area of 29 degrees every day this week.
  
  
  
  
  
  It was reconstructed semi-recently and now holds a museum collection of the events surrounding the construction, destruction, and reconstruction of the castle.
  
  
  
  
  
  View of the city from the castle gates
  
  
  
  
  
  TORAYA!!!!
  My first craft shop score for the trip. I was fully prepared to buy (and possibly have to ship back) tonnes of fabric for my crafting biz. This store did not dissapoint and I will definitely be back for more before we leave. :)
  
  
  
  
  
  We met up with Jer for lunch! He's here touring with Cirque du Soleil
  (which he got us tickets for this Wednesday! w00tw00t!)
  
  
  
  
  
  And this is what we had... mmmm...  our first sushi meal in Japan. The scallops were AMAZING. The set lunch came with a hearty miso soup with onions and fish and we also got a side of cold noodles (oops, I ate them before I took the picture!)
  
  
  
  
  
  Sukiya! Here's what Japanese fast food looks like. Piping hot rice bowls served up in seconds with sides of soup and salade.
  
  
  
  
  
  We moseyed our way down to a local restaurant/pub that hosts Elvis night every Friday.
  We had an awesome time jammin with the locals and not so locals! They were so cute... Ryoji and Kimiko who own the bar like to dress up and slick their hair. :)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  And of course, who should we meet on Elvis night other than the King himself!
  lol. This dude isn't even part of the band, he just comes dressed up every week.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  

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