Waterways of Osaka

Who knew that Osaka looks so much better from the water?  I revisited some old favourite places during the Silver Week holiday but saw them from a whole new angle.  And the significance of the giant rubber duck?  I have no idea; it was just floating on the river near Tenmanbashi.

Kiyosato

Wet weather, magnificent mountain scenery covered in by clouds, a terse exchange with a vacuous local who treated the foreigner like an exhibit in the zoo, and a railway signal breakdown causing an almost unheard of 2 hour train delay.  That sounds like a bad weekend, but a getaway to Kiyosato was actually not a bad escape from Tokyo.

Sculpture park, wine tasting, a picnic with the kookaburras and soaking in an onsen

Today’s trip took around 16 of us on a minibus to three wineries on the Mornington Peninsula, with some other assorted stops along the way.  Well done Glen for organising and being tour-guide/announcer.  Keeping with the Japanese theme, we finished at the Peninsula Hot Springs, a Japanese-style onsen next to the Moonah Links golf course at… Continue reading Sculpture park, wine tasting, a picnic with the kookaburras and soaking in an onsen

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