Another Glimpse of Kyoto: Before arriving at Osaka the Shinkansen stopped at Kyoto, as we were just leaving Kyoto I took the above photo.
When we arrived at Osaka we had to take two commuter trains and then a bus before we arrived at Ritsuko's Aunty's apartment. Ritsuko Aunty lives in an area known as Nishinomiya which is actually in Hyogo-ken rather than Osaka-fu. It is near to Kobe, Ritsuko's Aunty lost her house in the earthquake in 1995. She now lives in a small, but very beautiful apartment which at the time of this visit was very new.
We ate a fantastic lunch of Sashimi, and after that I had a rest because I was feeling rather tired after the two long days in Tokyo.
Check out the Wikipedia entry on Nishinomiya.
