Arriving at Hotel - Japan Trip Day 2 (Feb 17th, 2008)

We lost one day flying to Asia. Our plane landed in Osaka on Sunday evening. We claimed our bags and went to exchange our JR pass. We found out that you could buy JR pass at the station with your passport and short stay visa. Who told us it could only be purchased from outside the country? We paid an extra $15 for FEDEX 2nd day delivery! I suggest everyone buy JR pass after you enter the country.

The fast train to Tennoji was gorgeous. All the seats were turned around facing the right direction while attendants were cleaning the train for our boarding. Biajee and I thought that was the most amazing thing. We hadn't seen a single train in this world with turnable seats before.

Our room in Hotel Chuo was nice and spacious. We went to the local sushi bar after checking in. Nobody spoke any English, but they could say "Thank You" in Chinese. We pointed to the fish and shrimps we'd like to order. Everything was delicious. We've explored all kinds of fish for dinner. In US, we were only tricked into Salmon and Tuna. How sad is that!