Spanky_Ham
Porcinus Slappius
OK, basically decided over morning coffee to jump on internet and book a holiday… now in Japan on said holiday….
Flight out of Sydney to Cairns was boring, but only a few hours, the plane trip from Cairns to Osaka was too long… well, for us
Arrived In Osaka and made way to hostel, getting horribly lost on the way, being too tired, jumped onto wrong train!!! Realized we weren’t heading in right direct and jumped another train in correct direction. Initial thoughts were good… Got to hostel at 10.30 (they close at 10) but since we had called ahead (thank you mobile technology) they just taped the security code to the door… yeah, theft over here… no.
Got a beer from the vending machine, as you do… and hit the hay. First nights sleep was not good, one guy snored really loudly… hope he enjoyed breathing in spankys special belnd of fart gasses.
First day here, hired bike (red rocket) and shot around Osaka. Really went out of our way to `see` Osaka… so many pics of random stuff – felt good to ride too, very flat in osaka. Got lost again, and had to stop and ask for directions everyone very happy to help you. Realised we was on totally other side of Osaka thanwe wanted to be. Riding in Osaka was fun, everyone else is doing it… maybe not like me, but…just go wild... helmet less (yes, sorry helmet nazis) …. Got back to J-Hoppers Osaka OK though. Spent about 8 hours riding not continuously, GPS said we had done 35k in a few hours then quit on the pig, out of battery… glad we bought the cycling shorts and leggings… its very cold over here and chaffing wouild not be good.
Got back and then went to dinner with Justin (French) Sandra (South American) and Rahoul (Liverpool, Sydney) had a great night at the 299 yen restaurant… everything was 299 yen… very nice food – awesome salmon. Got back to hostel at about 1 am… had a few more vending machine beers…. Mmm, ashai
Today was a quick run down to Den Den Town in Osaka. Its their electronic district… just wandered round… aimlessly as we tend to do when traveling… want to see japan not be shown japan… more touristy stuff will happen.
Off to Hiroshima tomorrow for a day or two, then ???????
Osaka pics
http://s72.photobucket.com/albums/i164/spanky_ham_aus/Japan Osaka/
off to have dinner... and probably get horribly lost again...
s
p.s. can someone tell me if they can see those pics?
Flight out of Sydney to Cairns was boring, but only a few hours, the plane trip from Cairns to Osaka was too long… well, for us
Arrived In Osaka and made way to hostel, getting horribly lost on the way, being too tired, jumped onto wrong train!!! Realized we weren’t heading in right direct and jumped another train in correct direction. Initial thoughts were good… Got to hostel at 10.30 (they close at 10) but since we had called ahead (thank you mobile technology) they just taped the security code to the door… yeah, theft over here… no.
Got a beer from the vending machine, as you do… and hit the hay. First nights sleep was not good, one guy snored really loudly… hope he enjoyed breathing in spankys special belnd of fart gasses.
First day here, hired bike (red rocket) and shot around Osaka. Really went out of our way to `see` Osaka… so many pics of random stuff – felt good to ride too, very flat in osaka. Got lost again, and had to stop and ask for directions everyone very happy to help you. Realised we was on totally other side of Osaka thanwe wanted to be. Riding in Osaka was fun, everyone else is doing it… maybe not like me, but…just go wild... helmet less (yes, sorry helmet nazis) …. Got back to J-Hoppers Osaka OK though. Spent about 8 hours riding not continuously, GPS said we had done 35k in a few hours then quit on the pig, out of battery… glad we bought the cycling shorts and leggings… its very cold over here and chaffing wouild not be good.
Got back and then went to dinner with Justin (French) Sandra (South American) and Rahoul (Liverpool, Sydney) had a great night at the 299 yen restaurant… everything was 299 yen… very nice food – awesome salmon. Got back to hostel at about 1 am… had a few more vending machine beers…. Mmm, ashai
Today was a quick run down to Den Den Town in Osaka. Its their electronic district… just wandered round… aimlessly as we tend to do when traveling… want to see japan not be shown japan… more touristy stuff will happen.
Off to Hiroshima tomorrow for a day or two, then ???????
Osaka pics
http://s72.photobucket.com/albums/i164/spanky_ham_aus/Japan Osaka/
off to have dinner... and probably get horribly lost again...
s
p.s. can someone tell me if they can see those pics?