Thursday, January 16, 2014

Osaka To Aso - Mt Aso - 9/7 - Day 13 - Mobile Edition





#Osaka to Aso-san (half days travel, maybe more)
[Day 13 T]
 -> 9th of July
 -> Set sail for Aso-san!





 -> Shinkansen down south to Kumamoto, it was a super beautiful way to travel from Shinkansen to old railways (Kyushu Railway)
 -> Climbing altitude +400m by train
 -> Checked into Base at Aso-San: Aso Base Backpackers then went to find some Ramen and Gyoza
 -> Hired a bicycle and tried to climb up Mt Aso, I got about 3/4 of the way, AMAZING country side





Breakfast




































































So many hiking trails, I will definitely come back!







Local ramen in Aso





































































Aso-san information and hiking routes








Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Osaka Alone - 8/7 - Day 12 - Mobile Edition





#Osaka
[Day 12 M]
-> Andrew left with the morning train to the Airport and set back to Perth
-> I went shopping in Shinsaibashi (心斎橋) is a district in the Chūō-ku ward of Osaka
 -> RnR
 -> One of the best dinners I had, super juicy steak, fatty was so creamy and the flavour!
 -> Topped off by a cake made by Kinki





























































































































Washing & Tokyo - 6/7 & 7/7 - Day 10 & 11 - Mobile Edition



<- RnR the day before

#Shizuoka to Tokyo (few hours)
[Day 10 S]
->breakfast & laundry
->set off for Tokyo, struggled to find accomodation




Food & Laundry :)

We struggled to find accom in Tokyo, on Sat night. Worst night ever. Spent hours looking :(






















When in Tokyo...
Moss Burger!
























When in Tokyo...Temples!




























































Eating on the shinkansen!


















Home made ginger pork!












Food by Miss Ikegami!






#Tokyo to Shizuoka to Osaka (half days travel)
[Day 11 S]
-> Took my mate around the usual hot spots. Shibuya, Akihabara, Shinjuku
-> Set off to pickup our luggage bags in Shizuoka
-> Train to Osaka







Walking back to Shizuoka then onto Osaka!