13 March 2012
Last night in Japan
Tomorrow I go to Taipei. Flight is in the morning so I have to get up fairly early to get to Kansai airport, which floats in the sea on a man made island thats slowly sinking.
Thats not a joke, they know they cant stop it sinking, so theres actually 2 islands and they alternate between them every 20 years whilst they add more rocks on top of the one thats sunk most recently.
Of course, a man made island in the Sea of Japan sounds like a tsunami taunt. So I will be keeping an eye out.
Because I have to pack and get up early and also find out what train to take, I didnt do much except wander around the local area, so theres not many photos!
Osaka and more correctly the entire Kansai area is a great place to visit. I filled all my days. If I had more time I could spend another full day in Kobe and Kyoto, as well as go to Nara, and explore more of the mountains etc.
One day I will man up and come here when its properly winter.
First some Engrish. In case you are too lazy to look at the bigger picture, allow me to type it out....
1. In the following cases, you cannot stay, and must evacuate the hotel.
*When you get dead drunk or violent speech and behaviour is done and it troubles other hotel guests.
*When you do the gambling in the hotel. When you disarrange the hotel rule.
*When you bring the animal for fondling in to the room. When you bring dangerous articles such as gunpowder, the gun, swords, and the poisons, and the thing that becomes troubled to other guests due to the stink in to the hotel.
....I know the girls outside in the street are probably of questionable character, but to suggest they are animals is taking things too far.
Light was good for one last photo of the canal.
And a final bowl of ramen. Although Taiwan does cater a lot to Japanese tourism, so I might end up having some there. I dont really like it much but its convenient for solo diners.