After an early flight from Osaka and a long drive (in an amazingly luxurious coach) we arrived Cheongju….Niall’s home in Korea. After he went to work we crashed at his until he took us to this great Korean bbq restaurant. The food was amazing and we saw Danny again which was great. We then went…Continue reading Korean bbq
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Last day in Japan
Today is our last day in Japan and we explored the gaming/comic district in Osaka. Brilliant. Now we have an early rise and flight to Korea. Looking forward to seeing where niall lives and works.
Science and Art in Japan
Today we walked to the Science Museum and Art Gallery in Osaka. Bit of fun in the museum but nothing much in the gallery. Then went to Osaka station for food and a look at the Pokemon centre. I have fallen in love with the Japanese they are so polite and always seem happy. We…Continue reading Science and Art in Japan
Dotonburi
Had a great night down the dotonburi area, amazing atmosphere and hits all the senses. Had sushi which was delicious. Niall has arrived and it’s lovely to see him again….two out of three kids with us!
Shinto experience
Today we visited Kyoto and the Fushimi Inari shrine. Attempted to climb to top but only Bryony had the legs…..suffering now though. Niall arrives tonight – can’t wait.
Castles, Fish and Ramen
Day two in Japan was a beautiful winter day spent at Osaka castle and the Aquarium. The castle was amazing with the biggest stone walls….largest individual stone was around 60square metres in Volume! A truly wonderful place. Then onto the second largest aquarium in the word with two whale sharks. After a lot of walking…Continue reading Castles, Fish and Ramen
First day in Osaka, Japan.
Well we arrived safely in Osaka after a 10 hour flight. Nice journey and we’ll looked after – thank you KLM. Then the trauma of Japanese customs! Sniffer dog very interested in our new case so we were all searched and our luggage thoroughly examined. I blame Ken! Very polite and pleasant customs officers though.…Continue reading First day in Osaka, Japan.
Eastern holiday
Well our adventure to Japan and South Korea starts with a view from our hotel at Manchester airport
Shopping in Chengdu
Well today was a day for shopping, or trying to at least. We first went to the Wenshu Temple which was really calming and very lovely. However the craft area associated with it was no good at all for what we wanted. After Wenshu we decided to walk across the river to what on the…Continue reading Shopping in Chengdu
Pandas and a very big Buddha
On Thursday morning we went to the Panda research centre here in Chengdu. It was truly amazing and because we were there early they were very active – apparently they sleep most of the afternoon! We were allowed to see some newborns in incubators and some babies as well. The pictures of these are poor…Continue reading Pandas and a very big Buddha
