Day 2 of Osaka.
Went to Kaigan-dori with the intention of going to the aquarium but before we could do so, I got attracted by the Tempozan Marketplace(read: shopping center) which was located right next to the aquarium.
While in the shopping center, we came across this whales exhibition done by Kyushu University. The exhibition was quite interesting as it gave us lots of information about whales that we've never known about before.
We also passed by this Ninja House and almost entered the place until we found out that there was an entrance fee. Being the kiam siap(stingy) person that I am, I decided that I would give the Ninja House a miss. First of all, I probably wouldnt understand half the stuff inside the house because they're all in Japanese and secondly, I'm not that interested in ninjas. Can't see their faces anyway. =D
After getting distracted by the shopping center for like about an hour or so, we finally made our way to the aquarium but got distracted again by the Suntory Museum situated next to it. When are we going to enter the aquarium lar?!
Watched this documentary called Dinosaurs Alive!...in Japanese. wtf. Although I could understand what they were talking about, I really wanted to watch the English version...simply because it was Johnny Depp who was giving the narration!!! Damnit.
Proceeded to the aquarium after the documentary but...yea, got distracted again by some random street performer. In fact, we stood there and watched his performance for like half-an-hour or so before deciding there it was about time that we headed towards our original destination.
The aquarium was wonderful. It was 8 stories high and there were soooo many different varieties of marine life. There were...
silly-looking yet cute baby penguins...
fish with scary faces...
scary octopus(The first thing that I thought of when I saw it was takoyaki!!!, or octopus balls)...
starfish...
fish that can camouflage...
crabs with seriously long legs...
jellyfish...
weird-looking marine life and many more.
Exited the aquarium and walked around the area to find a place for lunch. Chanced upon Macdonalds and realised that their Ronald Macdonald looks very different from the one in Singapore. The one in Japan looks way more comical...not to mention weird too.
Ate at this cosy little restaurant called Hoshi no Mori where I had a delightful meal. I ordered this mixed vegetables curry rice and there were so many different kinds of vegetables served. The curry wasn't too spicy and the rice was brown rice so I guess it was pretty healthy. =D
Night was spent at Shinsaibashi and Doutombori where we shopped till we practically dropped. Saw the famous Glico man!
Had takoyaki (^_^) for dinner and the takoyaki in Japan is seriously cheap and the taste was omfg good.
Walked around that area for a little while more before I decided that I was really too tired to continue walking so we headed back to our hotel...with me practically dead already. Lalala. End of Day 2. More pictures here : http://mizu- kioku.net/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=184.
Went to Kaigan-dori with the intention of going to the aquarium but before we could do so, I got attracted by the Tempozan Marketplace(read: shopping center) which was located right next to the aquarium.
While in the shopping center, we came across this whales exhibition done by Kyushu University. The exhibition was quite interesting as it gave us lots of information about whales that we've never known about before.
We also passed by this Ninja House and almost entered the place until we found out that there was an entrance fee. Being the kiam siap(stingy) person that I am, I decided that I would give the Ninja House a miss. First of all, I probably wouldnt understand half the stuff inside the house because they're all in Japanese and secondly, I'm not that interested in ninjas. Can't see their faces anyway. =D
After getting distracted by the shopping center for like about an hour or so, we finally made our way to the aquarium but got distracted again by the Suntory Museum situated next to it. When are we going to enter the aquarium lar?!
Watched this documentary called Dinosaurs Alive!...in Japanese. wtf. Although I could understand what they were talking about, I really wanted to watch the English version...simply because it was Johnny Depp who was giving the narration!!! Damnit.
Proceeded to the aquarium after the documentary but...yea, got distracted again by some random street performer. In fact, we stood there and watched his performance for like half-an-hour or so before deciding there it was about time that we headed towards our original destination.
The aquarium was wonderful. It was 8 stories high and there were soooo many different varieties of marine life. There were...
silly-looking yet cute baby penguins...
fish with scary faces...
scary octopus(The first thing that I thought of when I saw it was takoyaki!!!, or octopus balls)...
starfish...
fish that can camouflage...
crabs with seriously long legs...
jellyfish...
weird-looking marine life and many more.
Exited the aquarium and walked around the area to find a place for lunch. Chanced upon Macdonalds and realised that their Ronald Macdonald looks very different from the one in Singapore. The one in Japan looks way more comical...not to mention weird too.
Ate at this cosy little restaurant called Hoshi no Mori where I had a delightful meal. I ordered this mixed vegetables curry rice and there were so many different kinds of vegetables served. The curry wasn't too spicy and the rice was brown rice so I guess it was pretty healthy. =D
Night was spent at Shinsaibashi and Doutombori where we shopped till we practically dropped. Saw the famous Glico man!
Had takoyaki (^_^) for dinner and the takoyaki in Japan is seriously cheap and the taste was omfg good.
Walked around that area for a little while more before I decided that I was really too tired to continue walking so we headed back to our hotel...with me practically dead already. Lalala. End of Day 2. More pictures here : http://mizu- kioku.net/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=184.
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