Japan Visit 2010

We found a great wee coffee shop for breakfast just next to the hotel - and they spoke English!!!

We decided to have an easyish day to find our bearings and soak in the atmosphere. It's certainly a lot busier thatn Tokyo, but then it is the weekend and the Spring holiday. I think everyone that lives in Osaka was out shopping as the crowds of people were unbelievable - even in the side alleys!! We passed an H&M store that was having it's grand opening and people were queuing round the block to get in and they had employed the police to manage the queues!!

We walked up the main street and it's full of designer shops - it's certainly trying to be more like a European city.

Neil finally got his wish and we had pizza for lunch - it nearly didn't happen as the waitress said they didn't have an English menu. We were heading out the door and one of the waiters came running after us with a menu we could read. The pizza was great!

We had another wander around and came across the Organic Building - it is covered in plant pots! Very random.

By 14:30 our legs were tired and we'd had enough of the crowds so we headed back to the hotel and watched the Sumo on TV - we're hopefully heading there tomorrow to see it in person.

We were dreading trying to find somewhere for dinner but Neil found a website that listed restaurants in Osaka with English menus - the power of the web!!

We found a great Indian called Guatamo and the owner guessed that we were on our honeymoon - no freebies though!