Despite being so
horrendously behind, I am going to attempt to keep things chronological, or I
will most likely never return to explain anything. Therefore, we will
begin with Ōsaka! I had been looking forward to this trip for weeks and
weeks – not only was it my first time venturing out of Gifu or Nagoya, but I
was also going to meet two of my favourite people. I only arrived on Friday
evening, but after much shrieking, hugging and jumping, we managed to get out
to see a little of the town.
We started going out by
going for a wander, but were so enthralled by the sight of the Umeda Sky
Building we couldn’t help but be drawn to it.
As the light left the
sky we zipped up in glass elevators and through fluorescent passages, until we
reached the top.
The view was stunning.
Viewing the city from a height, with all the lights, and the Yodo River running
through, it somehow felt very Parisian (probably helped along by the romantic
nature of the observatory).
As it got darker, the
lights from the city became more vibrant, although I was a little too
distracted by the party going on with my outfit.
We were all a little
tired from travelling so called a fairly early night. The next day the weather
looked intimidating, but we headed out enthusiastically for Ōsaka-jō. We just
managed to beat the rain.
In the afternoon, we
split for a little, with Georgie wanting to experience an onsen, and Natalie
choosing to give it a miss. After, we met again to head into Namba for some
shopping, but, with soaking clothes and tired feet, eventually finding refuge
in a little coffee shop. I am very sad to say that the coffee I braved was the
worst six dollar coffee I have ever purchased, but fortunately the company made
up for the coffee’s failings.
I will save the evening’s
shenanigans for Ōsaka : part two, the release of which can be expected in the
next day or two!
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