5 March 2010Slept in late - 7.30! Kicked around the hostel until about 9.30 then checkout and set off to the Floating Garden Observatory. It's not a garden, it doesn't float and it's not really an observatory! It's more of an observation deck on top… more »
Categories: "Fun"
4 March 2010Couldn't sleep past 7 so did a bit of work on the journal. Did some sums and reckoned I could be at Osaka Castle by 9 if I started to get ready. Jumped in the shower which had free shampoo and body wash.It was raining again, but only… more »
3 March 2010Luckily I'm still jet lagged so getting up in the morning is not a problem! Not looking forward to being 9 hours ahead when I get home. Had an easy breakfast and chatted to a bunch of American students who had just arrived. Packed up my b… more »
2 March 2010Woke up early again, so booked my accommodation in Osaka and had a leisurely breakfast. Chatted to the German, his brother had arrived from New Zealand.I negotiated the tube like a local, right to the Imperial Palace Gardens.There… more »
1 March 2010Could not sleep past 5 am so showered, breakfasted and left for the fish market in Tsukijishijo. Negotiating the tube and getting the right ticket for the right line was an enormous challenge. I messed it up and had to get a refund, which… more »