This weekend I went with some friends to the aquarium in Osaka, which was expensive but definitely a good afternoon out. (Tip: go when you know there won't be so many small children. I was kicked by one and sneezed on by another.)
Here's a link to the website in case you're interested in going. The adult tickets are 2000 yen, with an extra 600 yen getting you a ride on the ferris wheel. I opted not to do this as I am chicken, hear me buckaw.
When you're inside the enormous building, you take an escalator right to the top of the 7 levels and see the otters and the fish and crustaceans that you find near the surface. Then come the sea lions. As you descend you come across ever more kooky and colourful forms of life, from the flourescent, tiny little fish to the big, fat, gormless ones that look as if they have undergone a full frontal lobotomy. Whale sharks and dolphins also make an appearance and sting rays abound.
After we'd spent about two and a half hours looking at everything, we headed to the nearest food court where I had my first Japanese subway sandwich. The guy toasted my bread before he put the cheese on (WHAT) but there was a new flavour we don't have back home - avocado and veggie. You win some, you lose some.
Despite copmpletely tiring myself out this weekend (Friday saw a JET farewell party at an all-you-can-eat and all-you-can-drink place out in the sticks), I was unable to sleep last night and have been awake this morning since 5.20am. This is probably going to be a looong week folks, so please disregard any uncharacteristic spelling mistakes. I hope all is well back in the land of fish and chips.
Mmm... chips.
