Mark Baker - Year 39Ben and Devon’s stay in Japan
For the first day and after Devon has adjusted to the time zone with his first overnight sleep. We decided to explore the area a little bit and started at Shinsekai before visiting the zoo. The zoo on some levels was great and Devon enjoyed a few of the animals before his morning nap. We […]
Today we all went to an amazing fish market and then a stroll to see the Lamborghini and Mclaren salesrooms. We then arrived in Umeda where Devon had a paddle in the fountain before we went up to the top of the Umeda Sky Garden to see the Osaka night skyline. On the way back […]
Todays visit to Osaka Castle was relaxing one where we sat on the grass and Devon introduced himself to some school children. From the Castle we headed to the amazing aquarium where the animals were a lot happier than at the Zoo. As you can see from the photos Devon, Ben and I really enjoyed […]
We had a great day looking around Namba parks which is shopping mall with a difference in that is is covered in trees and has nice places to sit down. At Tennoji Park Devon continued to get lots of attention because of his cuteness, blonde hair and blue eyes. His happy and chuckly disposition helps […]
Today Ben and Devon had their first experience of the Japanese Bullet Train. We got up early and caught the train to Hiroshima to hopefully watch a regional Sumo tournament. Before we got to the Sports Centre where the Sumo was being held we had a look at the A Bomb Dome and the Peace […]
Sunday morning we got up and left the apartment to see the 5th Osaka Marathon in progress. After watching this for a while we headed to Tenojei park once again for Devon to work his charm and have fun playing ball in the park. We then strolled the area and found a shopping mall to […]
We caught the JR train from Tennoji to Iga-Ueno and then on to Uenoshi which in the end took 2 hours, which was about double the time we were expecting. It was worth it to visit the Ninja Museum because it was very cool, informative and had we gone on a different day we would […]
A visit to Universal Studios in Osaka was high on Ben’s list so today we visited it and it was really easy to get to and get in. Because we left around rush hour the trains to the Universal City station were busy and we had a pram we could not get on many of […]
The last couple of days we have been to Kyoto on the train where we experienced an amazing fish market and few temples. Yesterday we spent in Osaka exploring Tennoji again, before finding a park along the river near Yodoyabashi station. We then found an amazing Dragon Temple near our apartment which is possibly the […]
Today is Halloween and every where we look everybody is dressed up, so when had lunch Devon got in the act too. This afternoon we went on a big red ferries wheel which is situated on top of building next to Osaka JR station. The views were really nice and very reasonable at (about £3) […]
The apartment in Osaka was really great for Ben, Devon and I to stay in. Everything felt new and the washing machine came in very useful with a 1 year old too. Its location was walking distance to most attractions including Shin-Sai Bashi and Shinsekai. This apartment is great for 2 adults and a child […]
With Ben and Devon flying out from Osaka at 11:35pm on the 1st November and me catching a flight at 9:55am the next morning it made sense for me to stay in hotel near the Kansai airport. When we arrived at the Rinku Town stop next to the hotel and one 5min stop from the […]