Hotel Kitano Plaza Rokkoso Kobe

... the women. But when they talk in english they talk at a really normal pitch!<br>5. They say `hai, hai, hai` (yes, yes, yes) all the time<br>6. All of them, without fail, are incredibly fashionable. Makes us feel a bit plain. Even Sarah.<br><br>Osaka was also useful just for introducing us to little Japanese details that they have all across the country. Like...<br><br>1. Ridiculous amounts of vending machines on every corner selling loads of weird drinks, even coffee in ...

Seconds please. I had to go back to Osaka, one way or another (my return flight was leaving from here). Ate just as well if not better than the first go around. Went to the Takoyaki museum at Universal city walk but it was more tako vendors than museum, not such a bad thing. Had simply amazing Kobe ...

... set out together in search of the feline phenom...<br><br>So, that's it, a place where you go to hang with cats - for a flea... I mean, a fee.<br><br>The support columns in the small room were near ceiling-length scratching/climbing posts. There was a little luxury apartments and even a rooftop, open-air penthouse. One cat was enjoying Perrier dripping from the faucet (well, maybe it was just tap water, but let's not spoil it for him).<br><br>My favorite was ...

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... harbor at night. We went inside Kobe Tower, much to mom's delight, and visited a fryery (kushi-katsu in Japanese) where we picked out random meats and vegetables, coated them in batter, and fried them up in the huge vat on our table. Dad and Alana were pretty scared by the smell when they entered the restaurant, but they ended up thoroughly enjoying the experience. On the ...

... two waitresses were light on patience and English. We pointed, we used the phrase book and still we had problems communicating. Finally we settled on something that looked like an omelet and a small steak. The omelet was called an okonomiyaki which we learned was a specialty in the region. Ours consisted of bacon, fried noodles, sprouts, onion, egg, okonomiyaki sauce which is similar to teriyaki. We noticed a popular extra topping was mayonnaise ...

... corner - I'm so pleased we did! It was a walled garden that had once been part of private grounds and came complete with carp ponds and banzai trees. It wasn't particularly big, but really was perfectly formed with winding paths that led you through various sections. Despite the road works going on outside the walls it gave a real sense of peace - which was helped along by the fact it was only us there - and it was with some reluctance that we finally decided ...

... Lion Dance). There was also a parade of people wearing ornate, historical costumes from throughout the ages. Plus, we eat some great dumplings and other Chinese food! After that, we walked around the port area of Kobe.

... a summer day but in March a tad unnecessary). Our last stop was Kiyomizadera which has a fantastic balcony supported by hundreds of pillars looking out over Kyoto. It would have been absolutely gorgeous in cherry blossom season (I was about 10 days too early) but still this is where they had lights at night. Rikako was pretty tired by this stage so I promised to be quick and went in by myself while Akemi and Rikako waited outside. They kicked everybody out at ...

... where I am, being half-asleep, and punch the wall, hoping to make enough noise to wake him...well, the Japanese screen doors aren't exactly as sturdy as the plaster American walls and my fist goes straight through the door!! I'm wide awake now! Whoops, sorry about that! OMG, I'm a big brother! My sister emailed me and said that my dad's wife, Joan had the baby on November 18! Not much info, she's one month premature and that's about all I know, but how cool is that?!!