Osaka, Japan
As I write this we are just reversing out of Osaka port with the help of a tug. Yesterday was a beautiful sunny day and we left the ship at 9 am to go to Kyoto. Although we were supposed to go on the bullet train to get there the itinerary had been changed and we went by coach instead.
The first stop was at the Kyomizu temple. This weekend was the end of Golden Week - a major holiday in Japan - and therefore everywhere was heaving. Many of the young Japane...