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Last days shopping in Osaka
Sat, 17/09/2011 We decided to spend the last few days shopping in Osaka. Actually we did a LOT of walking for this. The first day we went looking for the Big Loft store which was supposedly near us. I wish … Continue reading
Himeji Castle
16/9/11 This day Mingaling and I headed to Himeji Castle. It is one of the only remaining castles that isn’t just a restructure of one that was destroyed. Unfortunately it was currently being fixed up, so what we saw leading … Continue reading
Nara
14-9-11 We figured out the trains and headed on a day trip out to Nara. Nara is famous for having ‘wild’ deer that will pester you for crackers to eat. None of the deer bothered us and it was really … Continue reading
Osaka Aquarium
Ok so I better start trying to blog some more. 13/9/11 Mingaling and I had our usual free breakfast at the apartment, then headed off to Kaiyukan Aquarium. We successfully navigated the JR stops and took a few photos of … Continue reading
Shopping in Namba, Osaka
I’m going to use a quote from the email that Mingaling sent me for this one. Thanks Mingaling! My comments are in bold and I spaced it out a bit for easier reading. Mon, 12/09/2011 We went to Takashimaya for … Continue reading
Arrival in Osaka
So we were in Osaka from the 11th to 19th September. I had trouble remembering the order that we did things there because we had a rest day and there was a fair bit of just shopping, so my pictures … Continue reading
Single girls temple (sorry, sorry, it’s known for much more than that)
So the last place we were recommended to go by Marichan was known for having 2 boulders placed 9 m away from each other. If you could walk from one to the other without looking then you would have good … Continue reading
Nightingale floors and metallic pavilions
We only had 2 nights in Kyoto and we didn’t want to waste our time there! We had 3 sights to see which had been personally handpicked by our friend Mari-chan, and we decided to add one more which the … Continue reading
Konichiwa Kyoto!
So on the Friday we woke up early and left our lovely 4 star hotel and dragged our suitcases back to the JR to catch the Shinkansen fast train to Kyoto. It took us about 3 hrs and was a … Continue reading
Totoro in Tokyo
I forgot to mention that on Tuesday I bought an umbrella that was lighter than my cellphone! It wouldn’t last 2 seconds in Wellington NZ, but has made a great parasol for in the sunny heat. On Wednesday we headed … Continue reading