Day 13 June 30

And it's farewell Hiroshima. We leave our unremarkable but very cheap hotel and go to have breakfast at the station. Mel isn't feeling well and there is no room for us at the cafe and Starbucks isn't open til 10. We park ourselves on the pavement with all our baggage waiting for our train.
When we get to the bullet train it seems the electric lines are down and we are allowed to jump on the Norzomi express. Express but not really faster than the Hakari. Stops less stations.
Touchdown Osaka but we are really early as Air BNB check ins are 3pm. So we have a bit of lunch and just take our time. We'll get there early and hope the cleaners are gone. We forget the read the first instruction on the direction sheet so we come out the wrong exit at Nippombashi. Damn it. Can't go back in so we look a bit lost until a local comes and helps us. Soon we're walking the streets again. I do mean streets. No pavements here.
We get to the place and it looks alright. Plenty of room with 6  double beds!We're all a bit exhausted but I'm a bit excited so Liz and I leave the kids to rest while we walk to Shinsibashi. Have a look at Time Bomb records and know I'm going to need to come here by myself. So many great records. Walk around the shops and see a lot of American stuff and vintage clothes shops and more and more shops which we will look at tomorrow. Go to the supermarket and grab some food to cook tonight.
At night Remi and I go for a walk to Dotonbori to see the wall of neon. Pretty amazing and looks sharp above the river. So many people about and we'll have to bring the others here tomorrow night.
The shops have giant moving crabs and dragons and all sorts going on. Slightly mind blowing.