Still in Osaka...

Had oden for breakfast... Basically... It's the Japanese version of our yong tau foo... But more interesting...

Osaka Unlimited Pass coupon... 27 free entry... 13 concession... First 1 used at the Tsutenkaku... A tower that gives a view 100m off the ground... Comes with a 'God of Luck'... Prayed that tml is a dry day...

Next stop... Osaka Castle... Bombed to nothingness by the americans and rebuilt by the Japanese after the war... Godzilla has also destroyed this Castle once in his many movies!

Chiong ah!!!!!!!!!

Osaka International Peace Center... Located outside Osaka castle... It is built to educate the people about the importance of peace and the devastation of war. Didn't deny the fact that the japanese were the invaders.

Couldn't take photo inside the Peace Center... But you won't lose your umbrella here... Each umbrella holder comes with a lock!

The Modern Transportation Museum... A tribute to the railways... Lots of old discarded trains... Including this Maglev prototype...

The Osaka Maritime museum... Beautiful building... Nothing much inside... But really friendly staffs... Who spend their time explaining to me the equipments... Too bad they only speak japanese... And mine ends at 'Konichawa!'

Yakisoba with egg... Nice... Visited the WC Tower after the yakisoba... Stayed there till sunset...

This tree is very cold... Explains the plastic wrapping...

And this shop is dying from starvation...

I risked getting squashed to death by countless Japanese couples to bring you the skyline of Osaka! From the Umeda Sky Building's floating Garden! Upon reaching the Garden... Most Japanese vocab is reduced to 'Sugoi!' Please do not ever visit this place solo... It's really... really... really... designed for dating couples...

Ramen for dinner... Hot steaming ramen... You have to buy a ticket from the vending machine before entering...

Made full use of the Osaka Unlimited Pass... Visited Osaka Castle Muesum (600yen), Osaka Peace (250yen), Tsutenkaku (600yen), WTC Tower (700yen), Floating Garden (700yen), Maritime Museum (600yen), Transportation Muesum (80yen off!). Plus lots of subway rides... All for 2000yen... Worth it...

Will be making my way to Tsu tml... Gonna be a hard ride... Quite mountainous judging from the maps... Will be setting off at 7.00, hopefully reaching at 4? Yeah... 4...

Did I mentioned that the Japanese's fav Christmas song is 'Last Christmas'? I hear it everywhere! Even live Christmas Concert... Also 'Last Christmas'!