We are due to leave at 8:30 am. Luggage must be out by 7:00 am. After
breakfast, we took off for Okayama to see the Korakuen Garden which is very
lovely. They have a cage with several
cranes; consequently I was hoping to get a figure of a crane. No luck again! I wish that we had had more time to just sit
in the garden and let the peacefulness and beauty of the garden just wash over
me.
We took off again and stopped at Bizen Yaki Pottery shop. We were shown the pottery and how it is made. I saw a vase that I wanted, but at $200, it was too rich for my blood. I tried to find something else, but nothing else pleased me and I realized that if I bought something else, it would only remind me of the item that I really wanted.
We left Bizen and stopped at a rest area to have
lunch. The drive into Osaka took several
hours and I was surprised at the traffic in Osaka when we arrived. Our guide Hiro kindly offered to take us
downtown to see some of the shopping arcades where people shop. It is geared for local people as opposed to
tourists. We walked back to the hotel
and then went for dinner at a restaurant in the department store next door to
the hotel.
Downtown Osaka
Ros and I are planning to visit Osaka Castle
tomorrow.
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