True to Japanese style, our hotel has a check in time of 3pm. Not before, no, sorry we cannot, its the rules. Sorry sorry. Please wait here (dusty dark lobby with a few chairs), and at 3pm we will check you in.It didnt matter that we were exhausted or that we had an AirAsia overnight flight, where they insisted on leaving the lights on, and waking you up every 5min to try and sell duty free crap, 3pm is the only time you can check in. Not 7min before this. And sure enough at 3pm there was a queue of us all waiting to check in. Only in Japan. Sigh.Instead of waiting for hours, Shino rescued us and took us out to lunch. This is the moment we were waiting for, the wonderful deliciousness that is Japanese food. Of course, we were happy to see Shino and meet the kids, but oh my gosh, it is so nice to have something other than noodles and not worry about whether we might get food poisoning!!!
Dinner that night was a family affair, traditional Osaka speciality Tako Yaki (octopus/squid balls) food, with neighbours, kids and lots of noise. Felt like we’d come home!
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