Went for another run at the Asashiobashi neighbourhood.
I do enjoy my ME time at the airbnb during this 3 days. Slept at 9 pm, woke up at 5 am, go to the 7-11 and buy sandwich for breakfast, watch youtube and eat the sandwich. This simplicity is bliss.
Packed our bags, bring the heavy luggage down from 2nd storey to 1st storey, and off we go to our next accommodation, Osaka Hinode Hotel Nipponbashi. I chose this hotel because there is a hot spring, got complimentary drinks, ice cream and ramen at the lobby every night, and is near to the happening Osaka areas such as Shinsekai, Dotonbori and Shinshaibashi. In fact it is 2 min walking distance to Shinsekai from Osaka Hinode Hotel Nipponbashi.
Fried skewers, local specialty at Shinsekai.
Tsutenkaku Tower at Shinsekai. Touristy landmark.
After Shinsekai, we went to Dotonbori and Shinshaibashi. I brought Yuan Ze and Yuan Yi for some arcade games and claw machines at Round 1 Stadium, while darling brought the in-laws to shop at Dotonbori and Shinshaibashi.
Happy kids with their loot from the claw machines.
I changed dunno how much yen to let them enjoy themselves at the claw machines and arcade. LOL.
The kids linked up with darling and in-laws at Don Quijote Dotonbori, giving me some free time to shop at Shinshaibashi.
Bought this adidas tee for myself.
Of course must pose in front of the iconic glico man.
The ichiran ramen building that caught fire a few months ago.
Dotonbori is still very happening and crowded with people.
Tried the hot spring at night. The hot spring is in a separate building from the hotel building. And there is only indoor hot sprint, no outdoor hot spring. But it was still good to have a hot spring. Soaking in the hot spring after a whole day of walking, removed all the fatigue. Yuan Ze and Yuan Yi enjoyed themselves at the hot spring too.
And now, I need to mention the free ramen, that is served every night, from 9 pm onwards, at the hotel lobby. After the hot spring, we sat at the lobby to wait for the ramen. It was around 830 pm, and there were already alot of tourists at the lobby, eating da-baoed food, and talking very loudly. From their language, I guess they are koreans. I start to think how are the staff going to manage the queue. And then at 850 pm, one of the staff make an announcement on the free ramen, and where to queue. So I quickly walked to the queue, and to my surprise, Yuan Ze is already in the queue, and HE IS SECOND IN THE QUEUE. It turns out that he was exploring the lobby, and then happen to see a tourist who is first in the queue, and he ji tao queue behind her. Is this luck or is he smart. LOL.
The ramen for today is tonkotsu ramen. Taste surprisingly good. Darling was super happy with the ramen. The ramen was nicer than the one we had yesterday at the local ramen restaurant. LOL.
Good news is, we can enjoy the ramen again tomorrow night.
