After missing out on USJ, thanks the the infallible Engrish and poor train maps on the Osaka Loop Line, Emily and I decided to go to an Izaka-ya on Christmas Day for dinner. We sampled various foods, thinking that the drink bill would be small, given the 880yen "all you can drink" plastered across the front of the menu. We got ourselves quite well done, only to realize at the cash, that this menu applied only to those ordering these huge course meals. Haha. Oh well. You only live once.

During the day, we travelled around Kyoto a bit. The Imperial Palace seemed to be on lockdown, so we walked to the Kyoto Handicraft Centre, and found some neat gifts and souvenirs. Emily got a cool fabric piece with the traditional Japanese wave on it. We took the shuttle bus to the station. It was an awful ride; it took almost an hour! Plus, the people sitting behind us were a trio of obnoxious, "more money than brains" Australians who would not shut up. I wonder if people think that about me sometimes?

Took the train to Osaka, which only took about 30 minutes, and rushed over to the Indian restaurant we wanted to eat at. (What is it called? Indura? Andura? Meh, who knows...) It was still, by the grace of god, open so Emily and I got to have some delicious food. We headed back to JR, but bought some shoes on the way. Eventually arrived at JR to try and get ourselves a locker. The locker system at JR is stupid. It says you can use it for 6 hours for 2100 yen, (all in 100 yen coins, no less, morons) but the system will not actually let you do this.

We eventually boarded a loop line train bound for USJ, we thought, but the damn thing never arrived and damned if the sign said anything to the effect of "transfer trains here to reach USJ." Anyways, that was our Christmas Day.