My alarm went off at 4am and I was surprisingly awake so I bounced out of bed and got my last few things together before I set off. I was sensible this time because I had my big rucksack, so I got the subway which was about 3m from my hotel, first time I had used it. I managed to find

I had only been in Osaka a few hours and I was getting good vibes about it. A lot of people say they prefer it to Tokyo, time will tell for me but first I impressions were good. My first day here however was to be spent elsewhere, a day trip to Nara. A lot of people would have seen Na