i am in osaka

[luka]

whats good?

 

[Mr. Tea]

It's stopped raining here, that's quite good.

 

[luka]

no its still raining you are wrong

 

[Mr. Tea]

Nope, it's clearly dry now, sunny on and off in fact.

 

[rockypoppy2]

are you seriously in osaka?

I've been here for about 6 months

 

[baboon2004]

takoyaki and otonomiyake for starters.

 

[Leo]

it's "good" to read up on a city before you arrive there.

 

[Mr. Tea]

it's "good" to read up on a city before you arrive there.

But that ruins the surprise.

 

[Leo]

But that ruins the surprise.

true. fortunately, it also ruins potentially bad surprises.

actually, i don't really care, just makin' wisecracks.

 

[rockypoppy2]

takoyaki and otonomiyake for starters.

mmmmmm - go to dotonbori/shinsaibashi/namba probably the most lively parts of Osaka for streetlife

although i had great kushiage (like tempura but breaded instead of batter) in Tennoji - there's also a weird yakuza controlled redlight area around there and Japan's largest slum area called Nishinari

The view from Umeday Sky building by Hiroshi Hara is pretty amazing, actually that building is just incredible - http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgu...Kr_T6f4JYeciQeso4SYCA&ved=0CG0Q9QEwAg&dur=975

but one of osaka's greatest virtues is its transport and the fact that you can leave it fairly easily - there's so much to see in the surrounding area if you want to escape big city. Thinking specifically of spending days touring sake breweries in Kobe (nada), visiting Nara, Asuka, etc..

Kyoto is only 30-40mins away by train.

How long you in osaka for?

 

[sufi]

bring me some vintage pentax and i will invite you for a slap up all you can consume at percy ingle stratford centre

 

[baboon2004]

Nara's really lovely - would second that as a day trip.

 

[luka]

hi ive been here before actually so i didnt bother reading up but cheers for the advice leo.
im here for a week or so if you fancy a beer. im at hostel 64.

 

[rockypoppy2]

luka tried to pm you but your mailbox is full

 

[luka]

email me. blungblung at hotmail com
we can go izakaya

 

[luka]

my last night here is tuesday

 

[luka]

curry flavour fries are good. today i had triple cheese flavour fries.