No rain insight when we left the hotel, and the sun was out.
We got the rapid train for Osaka, and 30min later it pulled into the Umeda station. Having breakfast at a soup bar (it was 1000h by this point) we got ready for the day.
First on the agenda was the Osaka Castle. The ornate and imposing building, sits on a hill with a maze of fortifications and moats below.
Walking through them, you can see it’s designed to slow and tire attacking forces, with plenty of walls for archers to snipe from.
For lunch we headed to the Soemoncho area. It is very colourful, with the shops and eateries adorned with seafood figures and such.
Finding a tiny restaurant down an alley – the best places always off the beaten path – I had kimchi and cheese okonommiyaki.
It’s like a pasta bake, but without the pasta, but I loved it. We then went to the ferris wheel at a Don Quixote store – this one’s odd as is elliptical.
Surviving the ride, we deserved a drink at a local craft bar before dinner at a ramen restaurant. It was then time to get the train back to Kyoto.
Stu's Camino 