Thursday 16 October – Osaka (finally)

A 15 minute delay turned into a two hour delay turned into whoops read all the magazines/flat ipod before leaving Sydney freaken airport. Random stop off in Gold Coast scared us into leaving our duty free minis (for inflight “entertainment”) hidden onboard the craft - which thankfully greeted us on our return. Food was le terrible – never again Jetstar. Arrived in Osaka, finally. Doutonbori Hotel is very conveniently located – albeit a little red light but close to Namba Station, five minutes from Amerika Muri and Shinsaibashi etc. Late arrival didn't allow for much exploring. Went to book Gan Ban tickets at Lawson to discover it was sold out. Ended up visiting an old fave sports bar in Shinsaibashi for some beer, yakatori and tennis before collapsing into bed.