Saturday, April 18, 2009

Japan Trip Part 4

The following day we decided to head back to Kyoto and hunt once again for lunch. We had a late start and arrived after 2. Once arriving at our destination in the scenic tourist area we found that no restaurants opened until 5. We found a 7 11, bought some snacks and something noodle based but not much like Ramen, and settled in for a quick outdoor lunch.

We watched two musicians along with several other onlookers as pigeons scrounged for food. We tried not to drop too much food, but it was no use. Once the music stopped, the birds swooped in for the kill. We were surrounded. I cursed Hitchcock as I shook my bag to make noise. That startled some birds away. Lucky for us real pigeons are stupid.

We took pictures of the area, then went back to Osaka to get dinner. We had another nice search ahead of us, but we finally found a good place for sushi. We had a seat, and asked for a menu. The owner took us outside and pointed out the significance of our choices. We wanted medium portions for a seafood dish, but medium was not pictured. Small was, which consisted of two shrimp for basically $9. We thanked him for his time and went to find somewhere else.

We finally found a nice place and ordered fish, shrimp, other shellfish, and something that must have been sea monkey eggs. Whatever the case, we were full and happy.

We found a mall, shopped, then raced back to our shuttle. We made our way back to the hotel and packed for our return journey. The next day we'd hear Korean again.

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