Today we went to MovieLand in Osaka. It's a large movie lot with many soundstages and outdoor landscapes like old time Japan. We saw them shooting the outdoor scenes to 2 different movies. We also saw a couple of stunt shows with Samurai. PS In the next few days we'll be going to Nikko, a smaller village to the Northwest of Tokyo. We're staying in an Inn but not sure if we have internet. That will be Friday until Monday. Monday it's back to Tokyo for a base of...

Today we went to Universal Studios Theme Park in Osaka. A lot like Orlando, but much smaller and only 42 degrees. Only 1 coaster in park, but they still had Back to the Future ride. Beetlejuice show was indoors. We enjoyed ourselves.

We had planned to go to Universal Studios Theme Park today but it was pouring rain, windy, and raw, only 42 degrees. So we walked the neighborhood a little and planned the next few days. We now know where we're staying every night remaining. Also watching the Olympics, with Japanese commentary. We also watch NBC evening news online nightly.

Today Liz and I made a trip into Osaka and explored Osaka Castle. It was a nice day to walk outside. On the way back to the subway station we stopped at the headquarters of a Japanese station and I did a brief pretend newscast in English. Liz said I was awful, but the Japanese people watching it smiled and nodded nicely.

Hi, everyone. Sorry we're falling behind on the blog. We'll catch up soon. Our last day in Tokyo was very busy, then Wed was moving day as we sadly left Tokyo and moved down to Osaka. Then our guide Satoko, was only available to do Kyoto with us today (Thursday) so we spent all day there. The morning wasn't bad but about 2 o'clock it started to pour and continued all day and evening. The 3 of us got soaked, but we still enjoyed ourselves. I'll post photos tomorro...