Oh Japan... We love you but we could never live here! 50 Euros for a watermelon? More than 1 Euro each kiwi or apple? We love fruit and we are used to eat a lot... Here in Japan we are going bankrupt with 1/10 of the fruit we normally eat! We have been here for 2 and half weeks and we still get shocked everytime we see a fruit stand!

We enjoyed Osaka, we had a great time just walking the streets, looking around and watching people. Excellent food. So many things to do. We went to Universal Studios (more because of me than the kids, I love rollercoasters), but the best part of it all was watching the people, it's all a bit crazy in my western eyes  (in a good way). They were like kids, well not even kids... I lost count of how many adults we have seen dressed as Minions, or Hogwarts students. There was an old lady dressed exactly like one of the Hello Kittys in the park.

We had planned to go to Kobe and Nara from Osaka and see a lot of other things, but I got sick, some stupid bacteria that sent me to bed for 2 days and a visit to a Japanese Hospital. Thank you to the girl from the hospital that was with me all the time translating everything, not one single doctor or nurse spoke english, but they were all very nice.

When I felt better we took the train and went straight to Kobe, having no idea were to go or what to do. A quick look in the internet and we headed for the Kobe Harborland, the day was lovely, it was Sunday so it was packed, with a lot of street performances and people. Don't go to the Anpanman kids museum, it's not worth it at all. We got in and were really impressed, the kids were having fun and it looked great but shortly after we realised that it was only that, one room with several things to play (more on the babies side) and nothing more. It was Sunday right? So people didn't stop coming in, and kids and more kids. We just left... and it was expensive!

Back in Osaka, the location of our house was perfect, close to Shinsaibashi but not in the middle of the 'party'. We had dinner around that area everyday (we tried to cook at home, but it's so much more expensive than eating out that we just gave up). I will try to tell you about some of the restaurants, others we just passed by and got in, all the names are in Japanese so it's impossible to write here. Great Mexican, it's on the 8th floor of a building so you need to pay attention to the signs on the street to El Pancho. The best sushi we ate at Zanmai, in Dontonbori, it's not on the street, it's at the back of the building so you need to look for it. We spot it because we stopped to watch a clown playing drum. Our absolute favourite was just next to our door, センバキッチン, everything we ordered was delicious. 

Oh Japao... Adoramos-te mas nunca poderíamos viver aqui! 50 Euros uma melancia? Mais de 1 euro cada kiwi ou maçã? Adoramos fruta e estamos habituados a comer bastante... Estamos a ir à falência com apenas 1/10 da fruta que costumamos comer! Estamos cá há 2 semanas e meia e ainda ficamos chocados cada vez que passamos por uma banca de fruta!
Gostamos bastante de Osaka, andar pelas ruas, olhar à volta e ver as pessoas. A comida era maravilhosa. Tantas coisas para fazer. Fomos ao Universal Studios (mais por mim do que pelos miúdos, adoro montanhas russas), mas o melhor mesmo foi olhar para as pessoas que lá andavam, são todas um bocado loucas (no bom sentido). Sao como crianças, ou nem sequer nem como as crianças... Perdemos a conta de quantos adultos vimos vestidos de Mínimos ou estudantes de Hogwarts. Havia uma velhota vestida exactamente como uma das Hello Kittys do parque.
Tinhamos planeado ir a Nara e a Kobe e ver um monte de outras coisas mais, mas fiquei doente, uma estúpida bactéria que me mandou para a cama 2 dias e uma visita a um hospital japonês. Muito obrigada à senhora do hospital que esteve comigo o tempo todo a traduzir tudo, nenhum médico ou enfermeiras falava inglês, mas eram todos muito simpáticos.
Quando me comecei a sentir melhor apanhámos o comboio e fomos até Kobe, sem fazer a mínima ideia do que fazer. Fomos parar a Kobe Harborland, o dia estava espectacular, era Domingo e estava cheio de gente, um monte de actuações na rua. Não vão ao museu para crianças do Anpanman, não vale mesmo a pena. Entramos e ficámos bastante impressionados, os miúdos estavam a adorar e parecia fantástico mas rapidamente percebemos que era só aquilo. Uma sala com algumas coisas para brincar e nada mais (e muito bebezolas). Era Domingo certo? Não paravam de entrar pessoas, e crianças e mais crianças. Fomos embora... E ainda por cima não foi nada barato!