Today we basically didn't do much during the day. We woke up late again and headed out to Osaka's castle gardens. There was some sort of show by the name of 'Eigth Wonder' playing so the place was teeming with pre-teens/teens. The garden itself was beautiful. It was so relaxing, I wish I had brung my kindle to just sit there and read.
We decided to go to the Minami Entertainment District for dinner. When we asked the train information desk lady for directions she hid a curt smile behind her hand. When we got to Minami we pretty much discovered it was because to them an 'entertainment' district is another form of saying 'red light district'. We headed back into the subway, which was much classier, and wandered around under the Subway for awhile (I don't know if I have mentioned this, but Osaka basically has a ground level and an underground level of existance, with the subway walkways basically covering the entire city area), looking at all the shops, before settling on something to eat down there. We ended up having a cheap, but tasty & filling set menu for 950Y each, consisting of bottomless rice, salad, chicken & beef, vegies and miso soup.
17th September 2013
We woke up earlier today and caught the Shinkansen to Hiroshima. I like Hiroshima far more as a city than I liked Osaka. Osaka felt like the seedy underbelly of Japan.
We discovered upon arrival to Hiroshima that our hotel, Sheraton Hiroshima, was basically adjacent to the JR station we arrived at. We were daunted by this, wondering if trains would keep us up all night, but the hotel is quite well sound-proofed. The hotel is rather lavish for the modest $115 a night we spent on it - king size bed, people to carry your luggage, etc.
After arriving we decided to walk across into the heart of Hiroshima to squeeze in a look at the castle before closing time - and made it with 5 minutes to spare for last admissions.
Hugh in the Castle grounds - ruins of part of the grounds
The castle
Hirosima Castle
I made Hugh try on this outfight they had at the castle.
And then I tried on a Samurai outfit.
We have now headed back to the hotel to unwind with a bento box for dinner, and some sort of sexytimes for redheads sounding drink.
I just love the name. One of the weirdest names I have ever heard.
Dressed in my hotel pyjamas.
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