Hotel Himeji Plaza

... this computer.　So far we did a bus tour of the main attractions in the city. Now we are looking for a place for fCub to have some Kobe beef. Tomorrow we will probably go to one of the famous shopping areas in Kobe. More to follow tomorrow. Sayonnara, Cubnelaine

... the time we were finished in there we were quite hungry and so headed over to this massive shopping center called "Mosaic" we saw the night before. We ate the most amazing buffet. It was a little pricey for what we have become accustomed to here, but pretty good deal for what you could get back home. It was 2500 yen each ( so about 29 CAD ) and you could eat as much as you wanted...and there was a lot. There was fresh crab legs, pasta, thin crust pizza, cakes, ice ...

We left Hojo very early to catch the train to Matsuyama to catch a bus to Sannomiya station in Kobe. The trip was beautiful, but uneventful. There were a couple a massive bridges which were quite impressive, including The Pearl Bridge, the world's longest suspension bridge. It was very large indeed.<br><br>Once in Kobe, we decided to check out an information centre and the lady helped us with a simple walking plan that included the ...

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... not a steak it was, but of extraordinarily juicy mouth-watering piece of heaven and like no other that I have ever tasted before. It&#8217;s a cliché but I&#8217;ll say it anyways, "Two thumbs up!".<br><br>Our dining experience ended on high note after further enjoying the fancy culinary styles and servings that the restaurant had to offer. We thanked our master chef for overseeing us in this short period of time and took our leave all the way back to Tokyo city. <br><br><br>

... After Himeji we went to some random teahouse and bought what mum and I thought were cheap tea and cake sets... when we got the bill we realised it was not cheap tea and cake it was expensive tea and cake that did not taste as nice as we had hoped. Bronte, who bought a random curry ended up being cheaper, more filling and nicer. &gt;_&gt;

... dressed in their period attire. So we made our way down the death stairs, and back through the labyrinth of pathways and tunnels back towards the exit. There are 83 buildings in the complex, as well as another legendarily beautiful Japanese garden further on into the complex, but we decided, due to the heat and the fact that Charlotte and Angela were tired and thirsty to find an exit and cut the tour ...

... wondering whether the parade of dishes was ever going to end. Finally, course 5 was coffee, ice cream, mangos in jelly, and a rectangular prism of something brown, cleverly attempting to pass itself off as chocolate fudge. It was seriously terrible, and a rude shock when the palat is expecting to taste chocolate on the end of the spoon, but the rest of the desert was fantastic. Again, I attempted to pay but Tagawa Sensei ...

... my chances of survival and partly due to cost. On it arriving at my table I pretended to be more interested in sipping my water than trying it as if it was not my first time but the waitress hovering over my shoulder could obviously smell the fear of a Fugu newbie. On trying my first piece, and not immediately needing to look up the Japanese for "Ambulance!", I soon polished off the rest and again I'll say it tasted like chicken, albeit potentially lethal chicken.

... upstairs to the 54th floor to a private Karaoke room. We didn't do any Karaoke but spent the rest of the afternoon drinking lots and just checking out the views and the sunset. Very cool at such altitude. On the way home, we spotted the star of Hattoji, a stoat! Unfortunately, some people throw their unwanted domesticated pets into the street, this one had made it to the mall. Unlucky furry dude! The 6th and 7th were spent, as Simon now had real lectures, chilling ...