Hotel Monterey Kobe
2-11-13 Shimoyamate-dori Kobe, Hyogo, Kinki, 650-0011, Japan
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Arrival to Kobe
By the time we got to Kobe, we were completely exhausted. Maran fell asleep before the second flight (Tokyo - Kobe) even took off the ground. I saw a bit of Tokyo from the airplane's window and even caught a glimpse of fireworks (probably launched in Tokyo Disneyland) before falling asleep as well. After the flight we hopped on the automatic …
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Kobe, Japan
... the golden pavilion. It is called the golden pavilion because the 2nd and 3rd floors are covered with gold leaf. It sits on the Kyoko-chi pond meaning mirror pond. It was literally a mirror pond because the pavilion and the little islands on the lake all reflected nicely off the water. It was really pretty. Then we went for lunch at this little Japanese restaurant. After lunch we went to the Ginkakugi temple, which is a ...
The adventure continues
... is a small district in Kobe, a typical restaurant seats a maximum of eight people. We have seven in our group and it's hard to find a place that will fit us all. We had planned on splitting up (I wanted to try a curry restaurant) but ended up taking the train to Harborland -- my favorite place in Kobe. We ate at a restaurant called Ryo En where we cooked our own food on grills built into the table. We ordered shrimp, beef cheeks (disgusting when ...
On par
... portions, placing finished pieces on my plate while tending to ones that needed to be cooked a tad longer. i was a bit nervous as i picked up the first piece with my chopsticks and dipped it in a bit of salt. it was good. so good. cooked to perfection. mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. for the next 20 minutes the dance was on. the chef placing bits of steak on my plate while i ever so slowly consumed them with a dash of salt, pepper or wasabi. the vegetables were ...



