Matsuyama & Osaka Trip (Matsuyama Day 1 Part 1)

Redeemed our mileage and went to Matsuyama and Osaka for a week. Transferred at Itami airport and took ANA flight for less than a hour Matsuyama. Was surprised that we had to walked such a long distance to board the plane and it was a small propeller! Quite fun as you can feel every movement it made, one of lady seated at the front even let out a scream when it curved and dipped on the left.

Matsuyama kanji is the same as Taiwan Songshan in chinese characters so both airport had the same name 松山. Took bus and reached the central in half a hour. Headed to couple of shrines and greeted by the flight of stairs that made my head giddy.  

My first time boarding ANA  Propeller and walking such long distance to it, even further than the budget planes I took back in the past. 

Gokoku shrine

Interior of Gokoku shrine

Matsuyama mascot mikyan! (Dog in orange since they are famous for mikan)

Using street cars most of the time

The flight of stairs of Isaniwa shrine that made me breathless

Isaniwa shrine... panting and panting...

Yu shrine, also another long block of stairs. S got caught by an old man who was talking endlessly... I actually thought it was shrine master.

waiting for 5pm to strike as S said

tada!