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Kansai Travels: July 2010
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Our 12-day trip to Osaka, Kyoto, Nara, Kobe, Arima, and Himeji. Friday, July 30, 2010. 11/12 - The Runaround along Shinsaibashi. We woke up late this last full day in Osaka. Our feet needed the extra rest. Can you think of pulsing feet? That's close to the feeling we had even with a night's rest. The morning shower was welcome, even though it was extra cramped and it was hard to move around in. There were no more passes to use today, so we would be on our feet again all day again. And their otaku rooms f...
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Kansai Travels: 11/11 - Osaka Museum of History
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Our 12-day trip to Osaka, Kyoto, Nara, Kobe, Arima, and Himeji. Sunday, June 27, 2010. 11/11 - Osaka Museum of History. Pressing onward on our day of museums tour, we went back to the Osaka Castle area to the Osaka Museum of History. One of the first things we did in the museum was to, well, sit down. We had been rushing around a lot this day and our feet were pretty tired. But we also had something to watch as we sat down. It was a large screening room with a short video on the history of Os...Also stam...
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Kansai Travels: 11/11 - Gyoza Museum
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Our 12-day trip to Osaka, Kyoto, Nara, Kobe, Arima, and Himeji. Thursday, July 8, 2010. 11/11 - Gyoza Museum. Back on the subway to Umeda [梅田]. We went topside and it was now completely dark. We snaked our way past a department store or two to find our way to the Namco City building. If you're not familiar with Namco, they are a big video game producer. Their most famous title would be Pac-Man. Gyoza [餃子]is the Japanese name for what is essentially Chinese dumpling (known as jiaozi. After a few exchanges...
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Kansai Travels: 11/12 - Yuraku Onsen - 『湯楽温泉』
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Our 12-day trip to Osaka, Kyoto, Nara, Kobe, Arima, and Himeji. Thursday, August 5, 2010. 11/12 - Yuraku Onsen - 『湯楽温泉』. 湯楽温泉] and that it was in the southwest of Osaka. As with all sentos and onsens, the bath is divided into two sections. Yuraku. So after dutifully paying the vending machine for our entry and towels, we entered our respective sides. We stripped down and entered the baths to enjoy a evening of relaxation. Continuing into the baths, the areas were sub-divided further into several smaller ...
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Kansai Travels: 11/12 - The Runaround along Shinsaibashi
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Our 12-day trip to Osaka, Kyoto, Nara, Kobe, Arima, and Himeji. Friday, July 30, 2010. 11/12 - The Runaround along Shinsaibashi. We woke up late this last full day in Osaka. Our feet needed the extra rest. Can you think of pulsing feet? That's close to the feeling we had even with a night's rest. The morning shower was welcome, even though it was extra cramped and it was hard to move around in. There were no more passes to use today, so we would be on our feet again all day again. And their otaku rooms f...
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Kansai Travels: February 2010
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Our 12-day trip to Osaka, Kyoto, Nara, Kobe, Arima, and Himeji. Friday, February 26, 2010. 11/7 - Evening in Dotonbori. After an afternoon break back at the hotel, we headed back out into the town. A great area just hang around at night would be Dotonbori [道頓堀]. It's at the southern end of the Shinsaibashi-suji shopping arcade. You know you've reached Dotonbori when you see all the bright lights and giant neon advertisements lined up right next to the tiny river. We then headed back to river and walked a...
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Food Lab Asia: Kimchi (Part 2)
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I love food. Whenever I see some dishes I like in restaurants, on TV, magazines or on the Internet, I like to try them out. So here is my lab report on the recipes I attempted. Wednesday, April 21, 2010. My Kimchi is done! Please refer to here. For the ingredients and recipe. 1) It’s finally done! And of course, I tasted it immediately, and it tasted…. It actually tasted pretty good! 3) I used this batch of kimchi to make Chicken and Kimchi Rice bowl. I used this. I’m just so excited!
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Kansai Travels: December 2009
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Our 12-day trip to Osaka, Kyoto, Nara, Kobe, Arima, and Himeji. Thursday, December 31, 2009. 11/4 - Arashiyama, Kyoto. After the Torokko Train, we ascended up from the station and promptly found another stamp station. Stamps have been our personal mission on this trip it seems. Like I said before, it feels like Expo all over again. But it's fun to have something to collect as we travel. It's a heck lot cheaper than collecting thimbles or teaspoons. Sunday, December 27, 2009. Also known as the Torokko Tra...
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Kansai Travels: August 2010
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Our 12-day trip to Osaka, Kyoto, Nara, Kobe, Arima, and Himeji. Friday, August 6, 2010. 11/13 - Final hours in Osaka. We would be heading home today, but we got some last minute shopping in. Usually when we've travelled to Asia, we've typically pushed the limits of the monetary value of the products bought overseas; however on this trip, we spent so much of our time sightseeing that we didn't even come close to hitting the one person limit. Junkado was all the way, way south. The store is well within...
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Kansai Travels: 11/11 - Tsutenkaku Tower & Shinseikai
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Our 12-day trip to Osaka, Kyoto, Nara, Kobe, Arima, and Himeji. Thursday, July 8, 2010. 11/11 - Tsutenkaku Tower and Shinseikai. We were out to squeeze the most out of our Osaka Unlimited Pass. On the way up in the dark, dark elevator, you are greeted by elevator attendant and the starry night sky on the ceiling of the elevator. Etched within the full moon in the starry sky is a strange image. As we would later discover, this is Billiken, the God of Happiness. In one view, we can make out Spa World.