Mr N

6 March 2010Not sure if it's the fact I've got over my jet lag or the 2 pints I had last night with Koichi but I slept in to 9 this morning. It's probably the ending of the jet lag which is typical seeing as I'm leaving tomorrow morning.Met some… more »

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 »

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 »