Tripping Far Side

We finally had a chance to visit the big city today. It's about an hour and a half by train to get there.

Places like Dotombori, Namba, and Shinsaibashi in the city light up at night. On a Saturday, it's especially busy along some of the shopping streets called shotengai. For a snack, we had one of Osaka's local specialty called takoyaki (grilled octopus balls).

At the Vodafone shop, this guy Ahmed spoke English and was so helpful in helping us get a second cell phone. Then afterwards, Anna and I had dinner at a pretty good Korean restaurant around the corner. And amid the crowd of shoppers, we even found Chris Hammond, a fellow JET and Seattlite! A great guy--a pleasurable coincidence.