Japan - May 2017

[Giles]

On the train from Osaka airport to Shin Osaka…..

[Seul]

Shit - there's someone else on the bleedin train…

[Giles]

Found Kenta san in the Osaka shop…

[Giles]

I tried on the IHJ-60 and L looks like the way to go….

[Giles]

Then we had supper at the UK (University of Kentucky) café next door….

[Broark]

I've heard about that UK cafe before, and as a UK fan one day I will eat there.

[Giles]

Today we went to Osaka Castle.  Look at these kids, you'd have a snowball's chance in hell of getting British kids to be this obedient….

I've been telling people for years that they are naf dangerous…

To tell you the truth, I felt slightly nauseous when I saw a young Japanese girl follow this advice last night at about midnight…I really wish she had vomitted on the rails not the platform...


[louisbosco]

@Giles @Madame Buttonfly

if you have time, you MUST go to the osaka aquarium (kaiyukan). it's massive and amazing. probably takes a couple hours to see it fully!

[Winchy]

@Giles will wish he had his rods with him.

[louisbosco]

if he wants to wrestle the whale shark they have, go for it.. 

[Giles]

Leaving Osaka in an hour for Kojima.  Aquarium next time…..

[Madame Buttonfly]

@louisbosco - would have loved to see the aquarium, but we just had one afternoon free in Osaka so we did the castle and a riverboat tour.  Much more to see, so we must go back.  Now on shinkansen headed for Okayama to meet family Nakanishi.  @dylantbmayes will let you know what time we expect to arrive in Shibuya tomorrow once we have timings.

It's great to be back in Japan 

[dylantbmayes]

Please do, @Madame Buttonfly. I'll be around

[Giles]

@tokyoGringo wants to come out and play too…..

[Snowy]

Enjoy team! Wonderful place & time of year - mega envious

[Giles]

That would be baby Kiito (Ki chan), the reason for our Kojima detour…..

[Giles]

Despite my complete aversion to Selfie sticks, I was forced to use one…..

First attempt...

Clan @sarina.matsumi  (Dad san was at work)…..

[Giles]

[Madame Buttonfly]

    @Sarina and Aki and Ki chan - miss you already

[Giles]

Kurashiki…

Dinner was at an old cotton mill….