Osaka on Golden Week, Morning and Korea Town

The morning of the second day, I went out for a walk alone for a while. Nadine was still sleeping and I didn't want to wake her up.
二日目の朝、早く起きて、しばらく一人で散歩してきた。ネーディンは、まだ寝ていて、起こしたくなかったんだ。

Even in Osaka, in the early morning it feels deserted.

大阪でも、早朝の間に、廃村の感じがする。

 

I dunno what this temple was called, but I just kinda liked it.

このお寺は、何っていうお寺か分からないけど、気に入っちゃった。

 

Then, I wandered around a bit in the section of the city called "Chayamachi"...

そして、大阪でのちゃやまちって地域にぶらぶら歩いてて。。。

And found this intriguing art display!

この面白い出展作品を見かけた！

I took a picture of each and every one of those gnu, and I'm going to slap them on here in one go for you. You ready for this?

そのヌーの写真を一枚ずつ撮って、一発でザーと見せてあげる！よ～し、用意できた？

 

Ta-da!

ジャジャーン！

 

 

While I was getting those pictures, this couple of ladies started talking to me. They were doing some kind of research, and it involved taking a picture with every person who walked through this corridor in a five minute period. In return, I had them take pictures of us together for me, too, heheh.

この写真を撮っている間、この二人の婦人が話しかけた。何かのリサーチのために、五分間にこの廊下を通り超える人、皆と写真を撮りたがっていた。お返しに、私も写真を撮ってもらった、ハハ。

After that, I went back to the hotel. After cleaning up and prepping ourselves, Nadine and I headed to Osaka's Korea Town, in a place called Tsuruhashi. 

その後、ホテルに戻って、ちょっと準備してから、私とネーディン一緒に、大阪の鶴橋っていうKorea Townを見に行った。

 

It was still pretty early, so it wasn't terribly crowded, which was nice. There are lots of things I love about Korea Town, but one among them is the awesomely colorful tapestries and futons you can buy.

まだかなり早かったから、そんなに込んでいなくてうれしかった！私のKorea Townが好きなところは、色々あるけど、その一つはすごくカラフルな織物や布団なんだ。

 

And of course, I love the food!

もちろん、韓国料理も大好き！

This is called Toppogi (the Japanese pronunciation). It's really sweet and spicy, and I love it!

これは、「トッポギ」っていう韓国料理のおやつ。甘くて辛くて、美味しい！

I've kinda forgotten what this was called, but it's mochi batter with a peanut filling inside, fried on a teppan, and you get it piping hot.

これは、名前忘れちゃったけど、ピーナツのフィリングが入っている餅の生地が鉄板の上でしばらく焼いて、ホクホクで食べるお菓子だ。

I also bought these Korean-style mochi. Unlike Japanese mochi, these had lots of add-ins, and I rather liked them.

この韓国式の餅も買った。日本の餅と違って、材料が色々入れてあって、気に入った。

But I couldn't leave Korea Town without buying some kimchi! After all, it's for sale at just about every stall, and there are types you just can't get anywhere else.

でも、Korea Townを、キムチを買わなくて出てはいられなかったんだ！いっぱい売っているし、珍しいのもあるしね。

After trying a bunch of them, I settled on these three.

私は、様々なサンプルを食べてみて、この三つの種類にした。

 

From the top, going clockwise, surume (dried squid) kimchi, nori kimchi, and something called "hotate no himo" (scallop strings) kimchi.  They were all redolent with gochujang (korean bean paste) and spicy sesame oil, and sooooo good! Now it would be nice if I could buy them in my regular supermarket...

上から右巻きて言って、するめキムチ、海苔キムチ、最後は、「ホタテのひも」って言うキムチ。

皆、コチュジャンとラー油で味が付かられて、ご～っつ美味しかったよ！ 日常のスーパーで買えれればうれしいのにね。。。

 

So, next time, Kiyomizudera in Kyoto, Dotonbori, and okonomiyaki, which Osaka is so famous for! Watch this space!

じゃ、今度は、京都での清水寺、道頓堀 、大阪の名物のお好み焼き！楽しみにしてね！

Mata!

また！