Hotel Okura Kobe
2-1 Hatoba-cho, Chuo-ku Kobe, Hyogo, Kinki, 650-8560, Japan
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Kobe, Japan
... national treasure. The temple contained 1001 statues of the Buddhist deity. There were 1000 standing statues of Kannon and one gigantic seated statue in the middle. We weren’t allowed to take pictures here though because it is too sacred. After the last temple, I broke off from the SAS group and went off with some people and explored the city of Kyoto. We came across this weird mall where we spent a bit of time. The first few floors were filled ...
The adventure continues
... s full of young Japanese out for the night. It was crowded, but it was so interesting to see the people who were out. And yes, there were plenty of drunken Japanese men. Being American, you get stared at everywhere you go. By this point in the night, I ended up waving to everyone who was obviously staring. I only discovered a little of Sannomiya and really hope I get the opportunity to go back. It's beautiful and a great place for young adults.
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On par
... Kobe beef is on par with Alberta. not better mind you, on par.
having finished my meal, i declined the offer of coffee and dessert (much to the chagrin of coffee waiter) and stood to pay. i gave my credit card (pc points!) to pay waiter and motioned the english waitress over so that i could ask her to relay my gratitude to the chef for cooking my steak to perfection.
feeling that warm glow you get after a great piece of animal flesh ...
No Blending In
... that we didn't have to traipse all over town looking for some emergency peanut butter. We both left quite full....athough not so full that when we saw a crepe shop about 10 minutes later we didn't pass it by :) I can't pass up a crepe and this one was delicious.
Another successful train ride back to our hotel and our time in Osaka is up. This is a business city and is not overly full of culture in the form of gardens, shrines, theatre ...



