And after the healthy start to the day with a big dose of Vitamin D and a stunning Japanese breakfast, we headed to the Osaka station in the Umeda area, a short 3 kilometre bus ride.
Before setting out, we picked up the Osaka Amazing Pass that gave us an access to the city's public transport system and a free entry into the main attractions in Osaka...
Getting into JR Osaka station...
At the reservation desk - at the hotel, we were told that Hiroshima was just about 2 hours away on the Tokaido Shinkansen route, on the fastest train - the Nozomi Shinkansen category of trains operated by the N700 model, which has a maximum operating speed of 300 kilometres per hour...
So here we were booking our tickets to Hiroshima for tomorrow! And these two very helpful and courteous reservation clerks helped us out - the guy on the desk didn't know English and sought the help of his colleague to book us on tomorrow's Nozomi Shinkansen to Hiroshima...
Stopping by at the Deli Cafe for a quick cup of tea...
We have a "heart in our shop"...
From JR Osaka, we proceeded to Namba station by subway to connect on to the train that would take us to Sumiyoshi Taisha, an ancient Shinto shrine on the outskirts of Osaka...
Train spotting as we wait for our train to come in...
The Namba station was teeming with people, afterall this is the Golden Week - the longest vacation period of the year for the Japanese. The Golden Week begins on April 29th of each year, which is the Emperor's birthday and ends on May 5th, which is the Children's Day...
The Golden Week is an extremely popular time to travel and I was warned by a Japanese friend in Songdo that flights, trains and hotels are fully booked or have significantly higher rates...
The little boy enjoys a snack - rice rolled in seaweed...
People having a good time as they wait for the train to come in...
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