1st full day in Osaka after arriving yesterday and getting our and about. Today was all about wandering around Osaka checking out some sights, the shops and food.
First up the Umeda sky tower floating gardens. Then on to Shinshibashi Dotonbori area. Osaka is big. Not the biggest in Japan but the number of tall towers and massive office and shopping complexes dwarfs most Australian cities Sydney included.
It's certainly an eye opener being here. Getting a little more used to going into tiny restaurants and sitting on the counter around the kitchen add the chefs cook in front of you. Strangely you would think that smaller more intimate restaurants like these that sit under 10 people around the chefs would mean more conversation but there isn't a lot of interaction.
Dotonbori really comes alive around
early evening and the number of people milling around is mind boggling especially for a Monday night. There's just masses of people everywhere! Can't imagine if it were any busier.
Out for about 8 hours, 20000 steps and 14 kms later and we are pretty much knackered. Roll on day 3!
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