Day: 13 July 2007

Trans Siberian Railway

Osaka & Kyoto photos

Here are some photos of Osaka and  Kyoto that we didn’t have the time to upload the other day. Dotonbori – the giant crab is still waving its arms along this entertainment area Kyoto Station Building – about to celebrate its 10th birthday, but still looking impressive Kiyomizudera – in the Higashiyama area of Kyoto, […]

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Trans Siberian Railway

Glad to be in Vlad

For our last night in Japan, we stayed with Akiyo and her family in Takarazuka, close to Osaka Airport.  We were treated to “kaiten-zushi” (conveyer belt sushi) for dinner the night before we left, which was probably even more popular with Akiyo’s kids than it was with us. Our departure from Osaka on Thursday morning was […]

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