Yeah, that's right. My daddy's eating food using chopsticks! (I was so proud of him) In case you missed it the first time, here it is again:
Next, we walked down to Merikan Park and the Port Tower, which is apparently a long way, if you're old and jet lagged and stiff from sitting on a plane. Oops.
On the way through, we hit up Chinatown and got some delicious dessert; this huge parfait type deal, which was super yummy and huge. I was glad I didn't have to eat it all by myself. Also there was bubble tea (which is less tasty here than it was in Taiwan. fyi)
At the Chinatown square:
We read all about the Great Hanshin earthquake at the earthquake memorial, visited the Maritime Museum, and then went up in the Tower, which was really cool. It was kind of a cloudy day, so we couldn't see far, but it was still exciting. They have this rotating cafe, so as you eat you spin around in a circle. Very fun.
On Monday, I had to go to the closing ceremony, so I made Dad go with me to Umeda, set him up at one of the station cafes with a book and coffee and told him not to get lost before I came back a couple hours later. When I got back, we wandered around the station area a bit and we went to a bookstore, where I tried to get him to look at guidebooks and see if there was anything he wanted to do... needless to say, that was a massive failure.
After we had more okonomiyaki for lunch, we went to the Osaka castle, which was excessively crowded with tourists and grumpy people whose feet hurt. And I didn't get any pictures. Sorry.
For supper, we went to Namba (big shopping area. Great for people watching) to a cool little restaurant I know of. Then we went home. I think Dad got tired of riding on trains after awhile.
To be continued....
That is so neat that your Dad came out to visit you! Looks like you guys had a fun time together!
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