Day 3 (28/10/13): Daytrip to Ise. Stay at Osaka *Part 2
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| Entering the grounds of Ise's Inner Shrine |
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| People washing hands in the river before entering the shrine |
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| Inner shrine. No photography allowed beyond this point. |
After my visit to Inner Shrine, I went back to Oharaimachi and Okage Yokocho in search of lunch.
Wanted to try Ise Udon since it's a specialty food of Ise area.
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| There are quite a number of shops selling chopsticks |
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| Went back to this shop at Okage Yokocho, which sells Ise Udon. |
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| Their menu |
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| Their menu. You have to queue up to place your order first, then they will give you a number tag, after which then you go find a seat and wait for them to call out your number (in japanese). |
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| Inside seating |
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| Outside seating. I chose to sit outside since the weather was nice and cool, and it was interesting sitting under such a rustic shelter while having lunch. |
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| My number tage and receipt. |
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| My seat. |
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| My order arrives. Ise Udon with Tempura. 840yen |
After lunch, I continued to stroll around Okage Yokocho.
Then I headed for the bus stop to wait for the bus to get to the nearby Isuzugawa station. The bus was a tad late so I nearly missed my train.
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| Took this Ltd Exp Ise Liner train back to Tsuruhashi station in Osaka. |
For dinner, I went to Kani Doraku (Dotonbori outlet) for my first crab meal of this trip.
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| Sunset |
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| Bought the little rabbit coin pouch from Oharaimachi. |
