It was a beautiful sunny and goreous Sunday in Osaka. While some of the others went to Osaka castle, I enjoyed a restful (read: not using my feet) morning. We went over to Namba Park malls near the hotel, which was a fantastic shopping experience and then we enjoyed an outdoor lunch (unusual in Osaka) of hamburgers, which came just at the right time for our North American sensibilities. Now we can make it another week on Japanese food no problem.
In the evening ee went to have dinner with Yuki's father's family. What a gracious and delightful bunch of folks. They invited us into their home which was experience enough.
One of Yuki's cousins took us to Panchinko which is Japanese slot machines on crack. The noise was beyond description. It was quite fun and something Craig has always been interested in. The sensory overload made it a short stay but full of excitement.
Then we went around the corner for dinner and about 27 people showed up. None of them spoke English so Yuki, with help from Craig, had to do a lot work, but we all had a really lovely time. Especially Paul who they kept calling "Movie Star" because THEY thought he looks like Keiffer Sutherland. Hmmmmmm.
Tomorrow we move on from Osaka for Miyajima and an authentic ryokan experience.
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