So I arrived in Osaka at night, the perfect time to arrive in Osaka I guess since that's when things start over there. I had some trouble to find a place to stay, since I didn't know that they had added a digit (6) to the beginning of all the phone numbers in Osaka. Once those things were settled, I went for a walk in Minami, around Namba ebisu-bashi and amerika-mura. Wow, Osaka is a crazy place. I just spent all the evening until 1am walking around and watching the things happenning. Better than a movie!
I was looking for some Okonomiaki (yes again, but Sayaka told me they were the best in Osaka), and I resisted the temptation of those takoyaki they turn around with one little stick with a crazy speed, when I was stopped in my search by a delicious smell coming from some ramen place. So I had some really good ramen, and the guy sitting next to me said that that place is supposed to be famous in Osaka. I cannot tell you the name, but it's on ebisu-bashi and most of the place is painted in red. Then, after walking some more, I went to bed.
Next day, I went to Liberty Osaka, the museum of Human Rights, which talks about the taboos and problems in the Japanese society. Very interesting, but I would have like to see more about present time problems, teenagers, workload, etc.
After that, I couldn't resist seeing a third castle in 3 days, so I went to walk around Osaka-Jo. On the way, an Australian guy stopped me (yes, just like that) to show me a beautiful view of the moon reflecting into the water (it was a but before sunset).
At night, I went again to look for okonomiaki, but I got tempted this time by some place where they put some grill with charcoal in front of you, and you cook meat and vegetables yourself. Fun and really good! So no okonomiaki in the end...
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