日本有很多不同的神社，而每一间都拥有自己不同的风格。我们今天去到的这一间就很特别。
難波八阪神社离我们住的地方很近，走路几分钟就到了。它最特别的是位于里面的狮子头神殿，大大的狮子头看起来很威武。
神社不大，却也蛮好逛的，而且还有花可以拍拍照呢~
After our visit to the Nanbayasaka Shrine, we had breakfast at Matsuya Foods. Matsuya Foods Co. is a Japanese major restaurant chain serving gyudon, other donburi, and curry. Here’s what the restaurant looked like:
我们很早就起身了，加上走去神社，所以肚子早就咕咕响了。
在走去轻快铁站的路上，我们选择了这一家早餐店 - 松屋来试试日本的早餐。
It was at this restaurant that we got to try ordering food via vending machine for the first time! You can actually pay through the vending machine or your ICOCA card, which is super convenient.
店里没有任何点餐人员，因为他们靠着这一台自动贩卖机来点餐。而且，我们可以用Icoca卡来还钱呢~
These were the food we ordered:
¥400 Gyumeshi with spicy sauce:
It had crunchy green onions and thin slices of beef on top of Japanese rice. It was not really spicy, I could barely taste the spicy part of the dish. The thin strips of beef was tender and delicious.
I didn’t really try my brother’s and Chin Yee’s dish so I can’t comment about those. Sorry! The dishes Chin Yee and my brother ordered:
我没试到倩雯点的饭，因为她已经迫不及待的都快吃完了。她弟弟点的是牛肉饭。
第三张图呢就是我点的汉堡套餐，厚厚的肉上面还放着一颗半生熟蛋呢~天啊，早餐吃这个真的是太犯罪了！
我相信汉堡肉都大同小异，可是对于第一次吃的我来说，是很不错吃的。他们家给的肉都很厚，然后再搭配上酱汁，真的是非常好吃。
这一个套餐吃下来，我已经很饱了。
这几餐吃下来，我发觉日本的用餐费用不会很贵。虽然换算来马币的确有点重本，可是以那里的生活水平来说，其实很便宜就能吃到一餐了。
After breakfast, we decided to head Tennoji Temple. On our way there, we saw another shrine and decided to drop by. The shrine was called Shikitsumatsunomiya Okuninushi Shrine.
之后，我们就继续上路了。在前去轻快铁站的途中，我们看到了另一间神社 - 敷津松之宮大国主神社。
由于时间还算充足，所以我们就进去看看咯~
After that, we went to Tennoji Temple. I researched beforehand and knew that there was going to be flea market on this day, which was the main reason I put this on the itinerary for today.
Tennoji Temple is really big and the flea market was in full swing when we arrived. We didn't really spent much time at the flea market, we just walked around browsing the goods on sale. There were antiques, handmade goods, clothes etc on sale. There was also a festival there on the same day. When we arrived, they were still preparing for the festival and some sort of performance but sadly we were in a rush so we didn’t stay to watch it.
再来呢，就是我们的另一个目的地 - 四天王寺。这里也是另一间寺庙，但他们在特定的时间里会有跳蚤市场。倩雯在之前就做了调查，刚好我们去的那个时候有市场，于是就决定去看看了。
那里很大，也被分为很多区域，我们仨只是走马看花。跳蚤市场里贩卖很多不同的商品，有日本餐具、衣服、和服、吃喝的，而且价钱都不贵。
在寺庙的另一边，我们看到很多人在搭建舞台，好像是为了之后的表演而准备。但，我们时间有限，就没办法留下来看了。
逛完了之后，我们就前往梅田区。
去到那里的第一站，就是The City Bakery。听说这家店是美国的烘培屋在海外的第一家店面，所以就要去朝圣一下。
我买了那里比较著名的牛角面包，而倩雯就买了饼干。
牛角面包吃起来和我想象的有点不一样，吃起来有点硬，不过也可能是因为我拿的是全麦的。
The green tea thing biscuit I bought. It looks ugly mainly because I left it in the fridge a few days and forgot about it before taking this picture.
由于在买的当下，我们并没吃多少，就带回家里放进冰箱了。而在很多天后，我们才想起了他们的存在，可是已经不能吃了。
Then, we went to the Pokemon Centre. I thought it was a building by itself, but it turned out that it was in a shopping centre. I was a bit disappointed with the Pokemon Centre because there was not much to see. It was just a small section selling Pokemon merchandise.
再来，我们就去了宠物小精灵中心。那里贩卖着许许多多的宠物小精灵周边产品，比如钥匙圈、玩偶、衣服之类的。
如果是给哪个很喜爱宠物小精灵的人去到那里，可能会破产吧~
After walking so much, I was starving. We had lunch at Botejyu (I seriously hope this is the right name). Once again, we feast on okonomiyaki and yakisoba and a new dish. There was a lot of okonomiyaki and takoyaki consumed on this trip, just giving you guys a heads-up.
走了一大段路后，我们都有点饿了。在前往下一个目的地的路上，我们在地下商店街看到了这一家店。
1350¥ Shrimp & Seafood Okonomiyaki:
This tasted average, quite a disappointment compared to the one at Creo-ru. I know there’s expensive ingredients here, but it just did not taste that good.
和昨晚吃的那一家相比，这家的料理就没什么好吃了。味道很不足，而且口感不是很好，反正就不好吃。
This also tasted average, another disappointment.
这个的味道也没什么，吃得我们仨有点失望。
450¥ Akashi Tamagoyaki:
It looks like takoyaki but does not taste as good. It’s very underwhelming. The soup that accompanied the dish is just so-so. At first, I thought it was tasteless, but after a while I could taste it. The taste is sort of like anchovies soup.
这个是店家推荐的，虽然外形看起来像是章鱼烧，可是它俩一点关系也没有。这就只是一道类似烤鸡蛋的东西，然后还蘸着旁边那碗汤来吃。但那汤也没什么味道，就好像普通的高汤。
After filling our bellies, we head to Hep Five to ride the Ferris wheel there. I assumed that the Ferris wheel is outside of the building but I was surprised to find that it’s actually on a building, which made it super high up. If this trip has taught me something, you should never assume in Japan because your assumption will be blasted to smithereens. We used the Osaka Pass we bought to get a free admission. My brother is scared of heights, but since it’s free (sort of) I made him go on it.
接下来就到了坐摩天轮的时候啦~
原本坐摩天轮是需要付钱的，但因为我们买了大阪周游卡，所以这次的乘搭是免费的！
我们都以为摩天轮是在平地上，但没想到它竟然是在建筑物的上面，害我们还一直在找它到底在哪里。
The view is mostly of the city but we also managed to see Osaka Castle and other landmarks from the Ferris wheel. You can even enjoy your own music while on the Ferris wheel. You just have to plug your phone to a speaker in the cab.
窗外都是一些建筑物，并没有什么特别的风景可以看。不过，包厢里很贴心地准备了景点图和一个扬声器。
景点贴图能让你知道哪个方向可以看到什么特别的景点，包括大阪城。而扬声器呢就可以让你播放自己喜欢的歌曲啊~
Then, we went to Ohatsu Tenjin Shrine. It’s a shrine for love. The shrine is erected in honour of a pair of lovers who committed suicide at the forest of Tsuyuno Tejinsha. There’s a brochure that tells the story of the lovers in detail at the shrine. If you are interested, you can read more about the history of the shrine and the story about the lovers at:
http://www.tuyutenjin.com/en/story.html
下一站，我们走到了附近的露天神社。这是一间侍奉爱情的神社，主角的故事就有如东方的梁山伯祝英台或西方的罗密欧朱丽叶，都是以悲剧结尾的爱情故事。
它是一间隐藏在巷弄间的神社（其实日本很多神社都是这样的），想要找到它还需要一点眼力。
这间被树木围绕的神社让人觉得非常清爽，而且还有碎花随风飘落呢~
Chin Yee and I are both took a picture at the love shrine, but since both of us are single, the guy side was left empty. I know...we're quite a sad pair.
一旦来到这种爱情神社，依然单身的我们就显得有点悲哀了~ 身边寻无人啊！
就算我们去的地方都看起来很近，但走起来却是要人命的。最主要的原因是，我们很快就肚子饿了。虽然还没到晚餐的时间，我们还是决定吃点东西垫垫底。
我们去的这家店也是随机选择的，并没有做过任何调查。
¥980 Gyoza and chicken:
The gyoza has soft and thin skin. It’s crunchy at the bottom, where they fried it and soft on the top. It’s yummy!
The chicken is crispy and tender but I’ve tasted better.
这是我点的炸鸡和饺子组合，因为我还不是很想吃正餐。
饺子就普普通通，很想那种速食冷冻饺子。但炸鸡就不错吃，炸得蛮酥脆的。
¥780 Brother’s ramen (the name is in Japanese, sorry):
This ramen looked awesome, I got a bite and I think it tasted better than mine (I don't remember, sorry!) because I remember wishing I ordered that instead. .
这是倩雯弟弟点的拉面，是干的哦，很少见吧~
酱料调得是不错啦，不过拉面竟然是干的这一点就让人觉得怪怪的。对于像我这种不喜欢吃汤类料理的人，就是另一个很好的选择。
¥830 My ramen (also in Japanese):
My ramen was supposed to be spicy but it was not really spicy. The picture sort of tricked me into thinking it’ll be spicy because of all that red colour. The pork is tender and the noodles they use is the noodles we use to make Wan Tan Mee. I am bias because the Wan Tan Mee's noodles to me, should only be used in Wan Tan Mee so yeah…not loving ramen.
这是倩雯点的拉面，是辛辣口味的。我并没有尝很多，所以能够给的评语也不多。只是这碗拉面看起来很辣，其实味道也就还好，没有看到的想象中那么辣。
At night, we went to the Umeda Sky Building. Thanks to the Osaka Pass we bought, we did not have to pay an entrance fee to go to their observatory deck. The building was super tall and had a unique look to it.
To get up to the observatory deck, we had to take an elevator and an awesome escalator that brings you to the top floor, where you can enjoy the view of Osaka. The floor of the observatory deck had these glow in the dark things that was just too pretty. In fact once we got there, our clothes and shoes started to glow, which is totally cool.
填饱了肚子后，要做的就是继续走。
我们走到了梅田蓝天大厦，从这里的空中庭园展望台可以看到梅田区的夜景。当然啦，这个入场费对我们来说也是免费的。
这个展望台很高，需要搭电梯到某个楼层然后再从那里用扶手梯上去顶楼。上面的夜景真的值得一看，他们还在最顶楼的展望台的地板上放了些类似反光亮片的东西，让我们都看起来好像闪闪发亮的。
After a tiring day, we head home. On our way back, we stop by a restaurant on the way for dinner. Don’t judge us! There was lot of walking and fat burning, so we deserve food! We went to a shop called Tenkaippin. We ordered:
今天的行程就此结束啦~ 我们也很累的坐轻快铁回到家里。
但是，肚子又饿了！哈哈哈~所以我们就到了位于家门路口旁的拉面馆吃晚餐啦。
My bro’s ramen (thick broth):
I just don't like thick broth ramen. The taste just feels weird to me, maybe because I'm not used to it but I don't think I will like thick broth ramen anytime soon.
这是浓汤的拉面，真的非常浓，就好像把高汤的精华通通都浓缩在一碗里。如果是吃不惯的人，会觉得这汤头完全盖过了面条的味。
Chin Yee’s ramen (mixed broth):
It's a mixture of thick broth and light broth so I like this broth the most because it’s not too thick and just nice. As Goldilocks would say it, ' It's just right.'
这是浓汤和清汤的混合汤，不会很浓也不属于清淡，所以我觉得这个就刚刚好，吃多了也不会觉得腻。
I ordered a set meal. It’s ramen (light broth) and fried rice:
My soup is clear and light. The fried rice chewy and smells really good. The taste, however is kind of bland.
除了以上两种浓度的汤头，他们还有一种就是清汤的。这种就比较适合一些喜欢吃到面条香味的人来吃啦~ 它能够完完全全的尝到面的味道，而汤头就只是把它衬出来。
Bonus pictures of Day 2:
这是其他的照片~
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