Day 2 Osaka - Kyoto - Awara
Date: 12 August 2007 (日)
Temperature: 37 C
After a hefty breakfast, we proceed to Shinsaibashi.
It is a long stretch of shopping area which I loved sooooo much! It is home to Daimaru, the last-standing Sogo and a large variety of shops. We were only given 1.5 hours to shop and at that time, most of the shops are not even open yet which caused much disappointment in our part. The vibrant atmosphere, friendly faces and deceptively HUGE shops made a great shopping experience! The shops may look small, but it actually stretch wide inside with 3 floors to boost! Most of the stuffs sold here are similar to those found in Tokyo, yet the price is much cheaper here. (*contented sigh*)
The walls built around the castle were made of boulders brought from all parts of Japan. This still puzzles Historians as until now, they have no idea how they were able to bring those huge boulders (some exceeds 100 tons) there while there were no known means of transport at that era.
Once we arrived at Kyoto station, we experienced Heaven in the form of Ice-cream Mochi! If you happen to be here, go to the bakery near the ticket station. It is one of the very few places that made this edible Heavens as it can only last 1 day. I was one of the first to eat it, and I simply shouted "Uenak tenannn" and those ppl who already bought but haven't eat it, started to queue again for more! But really, it's good. It's layers of creams and cake with a fresh strawberry in the middle covered in Mochi skin. The taste? As a dear friend of mine put it, "Hush! I'm in Heaven, do not disturb."
Temperature: 37 C
After a hefty breakfast, we proceed to Shinsaibashi.
It is a long stretch of shopping area which I loved sooooo much! It is home to Daimaru, the last-standing Sogo and a large variety of shops. We were only given 1.5 hours to shop and at that time, most of the shops are not even open yet which caused much disappointment in our part. The vibrant atmosphere, friendly faces and deceptively HUGE shops made a great shopping experience! The shops may look small, but it actually stretch wide inside with 3 floors to boost! Most of the stuffs sold here are similar to those found in Tokyo, yet the price is much cheaper here. (*contented sigh*)Note: This place is a MUST go!
Next up is Osaka Castle with its 400+ years of history.
The walls built around the castle were made of boulders brought from all parts of Japan. This still puzzles Historians as until now, they have no idea how they were able to bring those huge boulders (some exceeds 100 tons) there while there were no known means of transport at that era.Anyway, to more important matters (*grins*), we ate a super heavy lunch at this place. A bowl of udon, a bowl of rice and a mini hot pot. Yumm~~~ After that, we start looking for souvenirs and taking photos under the smouldering hot sun. My first thought was, "Is this Japan or the Sahara??" It was soooo hot! I even saw an ambulance carrying someone suffering from heat stroke.
After this, we proceed to Osaka station to ride the super-fast bullet train a.k.a Shinkansen. Our destination is: Kyoto. The station was bustling with people and yet it was SO clean. Anyway, we were a bit "Norak" and tried to get a perfect picture of the train itself and I got a prefect shot!! Heeeeeeeee...
Once we arrived at Kyoto station, we experienced Heaven in the form of Ice-cream Mochi! If you happen to be here, go to the bakery near the ticket station. It is one of the very few places that made this edible Heavens as it can only last 1 day. I was one of the first to eat it, and I simply shouted "Uenak tenannn" and those ppl who already bought but haven't eat it, started to queue again for more! But really, it's good. It's layers of creams and cake with a fresh strawberry in the middle covered in Mochi skin. The taste? As a dear friend of mine put it, "Hush! I'm in Heaven, do not disturb."After that Heavenly refreshment, we proceed to our last stop of the day, the beautiful Kiyomizu Temple.
This temple is famous for its veranda, supported by hundreds of pillars, overlooking the city. I went to "pai pai" a while and brought a lot of colourful charms as souvenirs. Unfortunately, I didn't get the chance to try walking down the love stones (information here). But I'm satisfied with the long stretch of shop houses. Heee..
Note: I'd recommend the all 1050Y shop. the stuffs are good! The owner could also speak a lil Indo "Semua 1050Y. Sangat murah"
And we wrapped Day 2 at a small inn near Awara. The room is tatami style and it was HUGE. It has a separate living room, bed room, small kitchen and entrance room.
This inn is actually an Onsen resort. However, you have to be totally naked to soak in the spring. I tried to gather my courage to go in, I was already in my yukata with my mom and aunt. However, once we reached, we saw a few ppl from our own group and we simply didnot wish to let them see our assets. So we went back to our room. *Sobs*
End of Day 2...
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