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A big kid’s den in Osaka
The Japanese news has constant coverage of Typhoon Fitow as it heads directly for Tokyo. The Shinkansen isn’t running and Shinjuku is wet and windy. I’m glad we aren’t staying there this time and hope that we will not feel any effects during our flight back to Australia on Saturday night. Meanwhile CNN would rather…
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Foxy Fushimi: Wandering in Kyoto
There is nothing like a deep, hot bath after a day of walking. Our hotel room has such a bath. But being Japanese, it is important to clean your body before entering the bath. So we sit down on the plastic stool and wash all over using the flexible shower outlet, now and then pouring…
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Kurashiki
It’s a shock how much a Shinkansen ticket costs when you don’t have a rail pass. But it did mean that we could catch a Nozomi and race along at 300 km/h. But I am getting ahead of myself at very high speed. We caught a Rail Star Hikari bullet train to Okayama, home of…
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A long flight
Dotombori Street in Osaka is lined with advertisements for Jetstar’s service between here and Sydney. So how was the flight? Pretty good overall, though the air was a little stuffy for my liking. We pushed back a little late and we stuck behind an Air China flight and a Qantas 767 decked out in the…
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Arrived in Osaka
We made it to Osaka. The Jetstar flight was pretty good although I found the air a bit stuffy and carried a really bad headache for most of the flight. Right now I’m exhausted so I’ll write more tomorrow. For now, just view photos of the flight.
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C’mon Aussie at Sydney Airport
Woke up just before the alarm sounded and quickly washed and packed the last items into the bag. B drove me up to the bus stop along with our bags, then returned the car to the garage and walked back. That way the neighbours don’t see that we are off on holidays. Out the window…
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Feelings for Japan
It is only a week now until we depart for a week’s holiday in the Kansai district of Japan. I am currently part way through Pico Iyer’s The Lady and the Monk about the author’s year in Kyoto, one of the cities that we intend to visit on our trip. The Lady and the Monk…
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In sickness and in health
I popped over to the campus medical centre this morning for a flu vaccination because I really don’t want to get sick for our upcoming holiday. There is a very nasty strain of influenza A going around at the moment and I hope that I haven’t left it too late. It’s no fun being sick…