Sorry for the delay in posting folks but we are back! After a great experience in Hakone, the rain came on the most appropriate day, a travel day! Took the train in to Osaka and we are staying on the Executive floor of the Swissotel Nankai Osaka... very nice.

Have done side day trips to Kyoto and Nara to see... you guessed it, Temples! There are not as many as churches in Europe, but close. Seriously amazing structures.

The food has been amazing. We went for THE BEST Sushi experience of our lives on friday. Very authentic right down to the couple next to us, a 50 yr old business man and his younger than that lady friend, smoking in between bites of their meal! We actually had raw shrimp that were so fresh that they were literally still moving in our mouths. His little tail was flapping against my bottom lip as I was chewing! We later ate his fried head to complete the experience!

One more day in Osaka and then off to Miyajima to stay in a traditional Ryokan.

The adventure continues...