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The photo that Kym couldn’t take – oh the technology.
Biggest decision of the morning… what type of cereal. Of course when presented with a range of options the only solution is a bit of everything, topped with yoghurt and fresh fruit.
mobile phone
Morning tea
Morning tea, originally uploaded by Helen K.
On shinkasen. Yummy cheescake and canned coffee.Helen has best cannediced chocolate.
Deer
On bikes again
In Himeji.
It was raining when we arrived. We spent most of the afternoon exploring the shops, underground walkways, and getting lost. Thankfully the weather the next day was a lot clearer (sky tends to clear up around 9:30ish), and we hired the free bikes from the hotel. Yeah free bikes are great.
Himeji is a grid city like Adelaide and dead easy to get around. We cycled up to the castle, and around the town before catching the afternoon train to Hiroshima.
Nozomi
Waiting for train at wet Shin-Osaka. Boy that mobile phone shutter is slow. When I pressed “take” the nose of the Nozomi could not be seen at all. By the time it took it, the nose had almost dissappeard. So this shot is lucky. Nevertheless the phone is fun for taking shots on the run.
Osaka Castle
We went for a long walk on Sunday. Our only guide was the Cherry Blossom, we walked wherever we could see blossom. It felt like the whole town was out partying! See a pile of photos on our flickr pages. Just click one of our Flickr badges.
Kym
Go Gamba Osaka
Yes when in Osaka do as the Osakans do. Have a picnic lunch in Expo Park 70 (yes still lots of cherry blossoms) and then go to a game of football at Expo 70 Commemorative Stadium.
For the record lunch was a bento box from Hankyu Department Store (after we couldn’t find the San Diego Curry Bar - yes B and T we need better directions and we didn’t have your number to call).
Also for the record our adopted team won 2-0 against Chizu (I think that is who they were playing.) The supporters were loud and coordinated and no doubt practice their team songs in karaoke bars!
Kym
Proof
Yes proof that I am willing to be lead astray by my colleagues at work., I got say working those machines in Japanese can be pretty hard。Although I am getting better at the ticket vending machines.
We are currently in the Popeye Media Cafe! I have just ripped my new Gnarls Barkley CD so I can hear it using my Dell PDA on the Shinkasen (the trip from Kyoto to Osaka only took 14 minutes barely enough to time to have a drink and eat a pastry panda),
But these damn Japanese PC:s have all there menus in Japanese and a very tiny spacebar. If I hit the key next to the spacebar all the text I type turns Japanese ぃけティs！You know I have know idea what I just typed, so if it is rude please forgive me.
Kym
Bromptoneering or bust 