Hotel Monterey Amalie Kobe

Hello, Tom again.<br><br>So having arrived late at night in Shanghai we attempted to guess our way to our chosen hostel from the vague directions they`d given us. Our first impressions were that it was a lot more manic than Beijing had been - thousands of motorbikes (which apparently dont stop for any red light!) threaten to knock you over at every junction and there is a constant sound of drilling from the huge construction sites around the city.<br><br>It turns out that ...

... at Steak Ron, delicious Sakuyaki at Hariju and more helpings of takoyaki/okonomuyaki/yakisoba.<br><br>S teak Ron<br>1-10-2 Sonezaki Shinchi, Kita-ku | Umeda, Osaka<br><br>Hariju<br>1-9-26 Nishishinsaibashi Chuo-ku Osaka<br><br>Takontetsu (Pizza Ball House)<br>1-9-20 Maru Bldg Umeda 1 Chome <br>

... passively goading the others into an undeclared contest.<br><br>Hyana was the first taker. Apparently, they like it really spicy in Korea. She did the finger test and looked very UNimpressed. Her Korean friend gave it the same review.<br><br>Next, it was Tanikawa's turn, then Yochi's. Ah, the faces of pain everybody was looking for!<br><br>Definitely not for me. I kept my finger to myself.<br><br>We shared some laughter and conversation while drinking beer and ...

... the earthquake's effect on the harbour as well as the harbour's reconstruction. The Great Hanshin Earthquake was the second most devastating earthquake in Japan and killed more that 40,000 people.<br><br>After taking a bit to ponder the magnitude of the Great Hanshin Earthquake, we decided to check out a market that had been set up around a cultural event with dancing a music that was going on nearby. We grabbed something ...

&#19968;&#26399;&#19968;&#20250; -- Ichi go ichi e means "once in a lifetime" We had a really special day yesterday. We landed in the Kobe port and were greeted by a taico drum group. Funnily, our cabin deck looks smack RIGHT AT the port terminal so we had a good view of the drummers, and the giant neon sign at night. We had to ...

... of the scientists. This is the first time that the all of the tuna RFMO's have gotten together to discuss and eventually try to solve some of their common problems. It was a baby step in the right direction. Too little too late? Perhaps. That's what WWF is telling the press. I made a speech during the meeting about protecting small cetaceans (whales, dolphins, and porpoises) from bycatch and strengthening rules against shark finning (cutting the fins off sharks and ...

... I have been getting by. Today we went to Hiroshima. Saw some sights and went to the museum. It was very hard to see all the stuff there. Very imformative and depressing. It was a good thing to go to though. It really opens your eyes. We also stopped by this garden before we headed back, so I included some pics of that for you. Tomorrow we are heading to Kyoto and then to Osaka, so I will have more stories after that!!

... za to prodajajo. Ubogim jelenov so prezali rogove, tko da se ne tepejo. Mi je blo kr bad. Seveda sem kot prava raziskovalka najela kolo brez da bi pogledala na karto, kjer bi lahko videla strmo vzpenjajoce pobocje na katerem stoji pa tempelj. Sej ni problem kolesart, problem je, da so to kolesa za stare mame in ate in niso opremljena s prestavami - u bistvu 90% ljudi k sem jih vidla s kolesom ne kolesar ampak TISCI kolo v klanc. Nazaj grede proti ...

... i don`t end up in japan next summer. i`ve already been offered a job teaching music next summer, and have plenty of friends that are offering me their homes to stay. so who knows?!?!? i just might put summer-stock auditions on hold for another year so i can get back here next year. THANK YOU ALL for the e-mails! i`m sorry i haven`t had a chance to respond personally but please know that i miss you all and can`t wait to see you in the fall! ALL MY LOVE! misser kebin

... random station south of where I need to be. Anyway, by the time I get back up to the correct station it's apparent that there's no way I'll be making my connecting train to get home, so I end up calling a fellow co-worker, Joe, since he lives close to where I was and crashing at his place. That's the thing here, if you miss your train you're screwed! Anytime someone leaves we generally have a "sayonara" party for them, just to get together and have fun really. Stus' sayonara ...