samedi, juin 24, 2006

Tempura in Osaka


Well here we are in Osaka, we check in to Raizin Hotel, a recommended hostel in the day worker's district. We ride the Osaka Loop Line along with 20 000 000 of our closest friends, packsack and all from a 35+ beautiful sunny day in Kyoto. We arrive @ the entrance and are greeted by 2 sumo wrestler types and are given the rules, a bill and the bath hours. Yes, the public bath, or common showers as we know them are time shared between women and men. We (men) get to go from 6h00 to 6h45, 16h00 to 21h00, on and so on, you get the drill. Right now it's 21h00 saturday evening and Tina and Louise are having a shower, Gino and I will go tomorrow morning. Oh and by the way, I had to poop today, but in one of those holes in the ground type of toilet, anyways my leg muscles are really strong now, it's really hard not the sit down WHILE pooping AND not peeing on your pants. Hey look, the font changed and I don’t know why.

Anyhow, on with my story. We just came back from a very Japanese night out, we were a little overwhelmed at first but finally chose a place to eat. Well $93 later, 2 beers each and LOTS of food, we are back at the Raizin, beer in hand, typing away.

Kyoto was nice, a super clean and friendly town with too many temples, but all very nice.We saw a couple of geishas here and there, justlike in the movies. Pretty nice indeed. That’s all for that.

Tomorrow, it’s Aquarium time with the world’s biggest. After that the others are going to try out an Osaka Spa. $30 gets you in all day and let me tell you, it’s pretty damn fancy.After the spa we are Tokyo bound with 2 days and who knows what,but I hear it’s pretty wild.We’ll keep you updated. 

That’s it for now, others are waiting for the PC. Here are a few pics for your viewing pleasure. Hope you are all doing fine, we are and are thinking of all of you.

Big kiss from Japan,

Gino, Loulou, Tina and Nic. XOXO

Sionara.

PS. Pics include... Us on the boat from Korea to Japan, Gino and Louise near a TGV train,Me in Hiroshima, right where the Bomb went off, 20 different SPA flavours and Tina tonight at our big Osaka outing.