Kobe, Kyoto, Nara, Osaka: Reflections on the trip – Part 3

Part 3 of our notes on our 10.5 day trip! The Currency One thing I absolutely do not like is the fact that you get loose change from every dining and retail establishment that are maddeningly difficult to reuse in

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Kobe, Kyoto, Nara, Osaka: Reflections on the trip – Part 1

Our 11:30 PM flight home from Kansai International Airport back to Changi in Singapore was remarkably smooth in one respect. I was semi-conscious until I was awaken seconds before midnight by the SQ pilot leading the cabin crew and all

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Day 9: Osaka – Umeda Sky Building

Our last stop for the Day 9 evening was the Floating Garden Observatory at the top floor of the Umeda Sky Building. This is the seventh tallest building in the city, and actually comprises two skyscrapers that is interconnected with

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