I had no clue what I was doing and didn't really see the train map on the way to the Osaka Castle as Cole had taken the lead on getting us where we needed to be.
I felt really useless and wished I could do more.
The Osaka Host family was very chill and generous. They essentially spoiled me and Cole to the point I felt bad for costing them so much money
Jaimy:
Today was our first time riding the trains on our own from wherever our host family's house to Osaka-jo station. It was kind of scary, but ultimately everyone made it to the station okay!
This morning we explored the Osaka Castle. There was a lot of history and really pretty views to be seen :). The castle was laid out in six floors, but most of the things were on the third, fourth, and fifth. There was lots of cool older armor and weapons, and also hologram videos of important cultural moments acted out by historical actors. We really enjoyed how much we learned and how beautiful it was!
After that, we went to Nara to see the huge Buddha statue. It was amazing, especially because we know that it is thousands of years old and still standing!
(One column in the wooden building has a hole which is the size of the Buddha statue's nostril. If you can crawl through the hole, you will have good luck.)
Afterward, we left the building and went to see the deer outside. If you bow to them, they bow back, and you can feed them specially made crackers. They will usually let you pet them, too. The deer were so cute!! After about an hour and a half or so, we left the Buddha area and had free time for lunch.
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