Japan 2008 » 2-Osaka

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An English tea house in the middle of Osaka.	Autumn leaf colors are about to show up.	Our kids would love this train carriage.	Entrance to the Osaka castle.
Huge chrysanthemums are lined up at the entrace, and this is a single plant.	Castle view with flowers.	A long time ago the EXPO was taking place in Osaka.	They have long running plans: one of the "time capsules" should only be opened 5000 years later.
Osaka castle in all its beauty.	View of Osaka downtown, our hotel can also be seen (if you know which :-) ).	The golden fish is supposed to protect the castle from fire.	Wonderful red leafs.
Is this meant to be a supporting structure or barrier?	The castle looks pretty impressive from this perspective.	Looking back across the moat.	The trees with the nice red leafs from a different perspective.
These are some very solid birds.	This was a long day, but we also got a very nice room in our hotel.	A look into the luxurious bath.	Trash collection on the river.
Art on the mail drop.	Look at our hotel, the Crowne Plaza.	Osaka castle on a sink cover.	Checking e-mails at the hotel.
We had not expected to see card board boxes from a German supermarket chain.	And a small hut from a German christmas market.	The German christmas market is about to open in a few days.	Great view looking straight up.
Escalator to the "Floating Garden".	The Umeda Sky building has a phantastic glass front.	Interior view of the escalator.	Cool glass chairs on the observation deck.
Just the chairs look interesting.	Elevated sofa so that you can enjoy the view downwards.	I have never seen a tunnel through a sky scraper before.	Enjoying a short rest on the sofa as well.
That's as high you can get here - up to the wind reader and anti-collision lights.	Osaka obviously has many bridges across Yodo river.	Downtown Osaka.	An old hotel building with embedded chapel.
Another view of the escalators.	Cool glass front.	The restaurant floor in the basement of the Umeda Sky building is set up as an old Japanese town.	View of the full Umeda Sky building.
Interesting sign for the allowed directions.	Smokers are put inside a glass box in the department store.	That's quite a big hourglass.

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