Honeymoon Trip

Mich~
It was a whirlwind trip to Japan (at least we felt the time we spent there was simply too short), and in a twinkling of the eye, we are back in SG..time flies, especially when u are having fun.
We embarked on a 7 day trip to various parts of Japan, and visited a mix of cities and village-like places. Indeed, Japan amazes us, for its cleanliness and warm people. Within a span of 6-7 days, we marvelled at the vast land areas, and its scenic environment. It was winter time when we reached, so most of times, you would see us being covered with layers and layers of thick clothing.

Day 1

We departed Singapore in the wee hours of the morning, flying towards Osaka, taking about 6 hours to reach our destination. Our first stop upon arrival was to visit the Osaka castle, which was left by the samurai in the earlier days. The castle was huge and while we were taking a tour of the place, we could sense its grandeur and magnificence. The people in the olden days must be pretty smart to be able to construct such a castle. After lunch, we proceeded to our next stop, which excited me very much!! What was it? Shopping...of course. We reached the Shinsaibashi shopping street, which is a long shopping street lined with boutiques and shops. With their colourful flashy signboards and lightings, one would be attracted to walk into the shops. I especially enjoyed the leisurely walk along the streets, keeping my eyes wide open for nice shops which attracted me. It also struck me that the Japanese gals make the effort to dress up, and I felt so under-dressed there. Alas, we did not have sufficient time to tour the whole place in detail, but I supposed it was enough for me to soak into their creativity and culture.


Osaka castle......

Shinsaibashi shopping street....

With aching legs and tired bodies, we headed back to the hotel, before we were given time to explore the night life in Osaka at dinnertime.

Dinner was on our own, and we took a stroll to a bustling street near our hotel in search of food. The shops would close around 8-9pm, thus we had to take a very quick tour of the restaurants before deciding what we wanted to eat. In the end, we settled for Yoshinoya, and which was one of the more economical restaurants around...