Chilling in Osaka
Because of the Madonna concert and the long weekend, I decided to spend some time exploring Osaka. It's the second largest city in Japan and is known for its food, down-to-earth citizens and its unique dialect called Kansai-ben. Leilani and I had originally booked into a cheap hotel near Tennoji but after hearing some not so savoury things about it, we quickly changed plans and decided to stay closer to America Mura and Shinsaibashi. Before the concert, we were able to explore some of the sights like ths shopping arcade in Shinsaibashi and Dotonburi, the entertainment district along the river. It was nice to just do some window shopping and get a Starbucks or two. We went into one of my favourite stores called Tokyu Hands. It's a great department store that stocks everything you need that you don't think you need.
After the concert, we set out to find El Pancho's which is a well-known Mexican restaurant in Osaka. My predecessor even left their business card for me. It was a little hard to find but we found it and had some margaritas and mexican food. It was really nice to get some international cuisine again.
The next day, we did more shopping and end up going past Rinku Town Premium outlets on the way back. It's very close to the airport and was a great place to pick up some items in hard to find sizes. I need to go back to Osaka and do some more exploring, there are not a lot of sights there but it's a big city and I've hardly reached the tip of the iceberg.
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