My first adventure to Hirakata City

Sunday 21/2007

Today we went to Hirakata City. We took Bus #12 from our town and rode for about 15 minutes. It cost us 220 yens and we walked around the Mall.

This was a great experience, you step into the bus from the exit door and exit from the front door after you pay the driver.

We walked around the Mall, which was like an American shopping center just smaller. In this particular Mall all the stores surround the electric ladders which were in the middle and there was 1 restaurant per floor. Some things were cheap others were expensive, but afterall the prices were not that bad. If you want to look for men shoes, good luck!! My friend Tommy from Sweden could not find sleepers at all, the largest size availale was 25-27cm, which translates to maybe a size 7.

We were hungry so we looked for a place to have breakfast and went into a Waffle restaurant. The menu was very limited, they offered only 3 different types of waffles, and pasta so I decided to have some Alfredo Pasta. During the meal I learned that you don't tip in Japan and that you vow everytime you say Thank you too. The first photo is a Town Square "Plaza" close to Hirakata Bus Station. The second photo is in front of the Mall. Click on the Flowers or Cabbage blog to see more photos.