Day 14 July 1

Osaka. No big sightseeing trips today. Time to wander around the shops and buy a few things. Not that we haven't already bought a few things. Shops are endlessly fascinating from the main drag in Shisaibashi to the small ducky shops in Amerakamura. The endless food shops in Namba where people are lined up along the street to buy fried squid. The Alice in Wonderland shop where you have to duck under a little doorway. Endless. And you know there are so many shops you will never find. I had to get a new pair of walking shoes because I've kind of worn out the ones I dad. It's really hot outside so a chance to try on shoes under air conditioning is a relief.

We stop and have a large pizza. Actually too large but very tasty. And very American style. From there we split up as the others go home and I go and check out King Kong where I pick up a couple of record bargains. Because our dollar is not very high at the moment it's quite hard get any bargains. And i think it's dropped at bit because of the UK decision to leave the European Union.
 Walking home at least 8 fire engines burn along the tiny street where we live. There must be some kind of fire going on. Back home half the crew are asleep.
When it gets dark we head back to Dotonbori and wall of neon. We stay there a bit just soaking up the atmosphere. And taking photos. Then we wander around Dotonbori. It's packed with tourists and locals. Remi, Rubu and Liz have a go at indoor fishing for half a hour. Sadly they catch nothing. But Liz appreciates the serenity.
They give us some Claw tokens. Many amusement arcades have these claw machines and Remi is addicted to them. We have to keep control of him are he would spend all his money trying to win prizes with the claw!
We wander down little lanes and find ourselves in Namba realising we are a little lost. Luckily we have google maps and a pocket wifi! Wandering home we get back around 11pm. Again we are exhausted.