Sachiko in Osaka

We were able to see the fireworks from the Hotel Granvia in Umeda. This is Ami's first time seeing the real fire works, She was really excited.

My birthday was 6 th , we stayed at the Ritz carlton Hotel Osaka. We had a afternoon tea at the hotel lounge . They have live music everyday. Macrobiotic dinner at the hotel restaurant. The view of Osaka from the hotel room.

Ami and I wento to the Osaka Prefectural Sayamaike Museum. The location of the museum was right by the Lake Sayama and it was very nice to have a little walk. The museum was built in 2001 so it is quite new. We had a little brake at a museum cafe. I liked the cafe too. The price was very reasonable like a pot of tea cost me 250 yen and it comes with 2 small cookies!! The desert for today.... Grapes in season!! Oranges fromWakayama .(where I am originally from) rye cookies, raisin and walnuts bread. http://www.sayamaikehaku.osakasayama.osaka.jp/

Lunch with great gran ma ...at Wakayama , Japan. We had Japanese traditional meal like Tempura and sashimi ... it was sooo good, I like this restaurant at the hotel called Abalome Kinokuni . We went to Tokyo and stayed in Shinjyuku . This is the picture of Ami by the window of the hotel room. A nice cafe at Nara.. We had a breakfast there before visiting some temples. Lovely relaxing morning. Ami's smile!! Looking at her Daddy. She is now able to say " PaPa " that makes her daddy melt.