And thus ends our trip, our honeymoon, to Japan. Let's go over our trip: What was the coolest thing we saw? Angie: Inari Shrine. Even though we saw a lot of it, it was new to me and really dramatic and cool! Jeph: The majestic ducks in Takayama. They looked just like real ducks! What was the biggest let-down? Angie: The Takayama Festival. I think the crowds ruined it by not letting me see any of the street performances. The lanterns were pretty and the float...

Thanks to jet lag, we woke up super early our first morning in Osaka (and if you can tell from the time stamp on this post, we did it again the next morning). The trains don't start running until 5:30am and we waited for the hostel's 9:30 tour. And we thought we wouldn't get up early enough, ha! We walked around and ate at McDonald's for breakfast. Okay, you know how classy Panera bread is with its nice booths, internet, recharging stations for your electronics, ...