Hotel Tokyu Bizfort Kobe Motomachi
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Youthful Tickets and Kobe Cows
... shop with my favorite arcade game, Pop’n Music, a shop called Steak Land, and then Tokyu Hands.
Tokyu Hands is a giant department store full of happy. I picked up puzzles to do over the holidays (which sparked a crazy fascination with puzzles I now have), and Caroline bought an umbrella because we could hear the thunder from inside the store.
We headed to Ikuta Shrine next, which is one of the things I wanted to see the most, being as one of ...
Temple Sale & Osaka Castle
... everything is in Japanese, so they use their iPhones to help make up the language barrier. It should have taken an hour and a half overall to drive and park, but we didn't actually get to the temple until closer to 11. Osaka is HUGE and we got lost driving. It then took us another half hour to park. Parking space is at a premium in Japan and it probably cost us close to 5000yen (~$50) for four hours.
Our first stop was the temple sale ...
On par
... chef complete with spotless white jacket and hat. he rounded the bar, lifted an eyebrow and started up the grill. meanwhile, someone put soup in front of me. seriously?? soup???? i gave it a few spoonfuls of attention (to be polite) before pushing it away. the chef twitched and started oiling the grill. next a salad. having not eaten one in several months i obliged and tucked in. it had a nice vinaigrette but the kicker was the prosciutto on top...divine. all ...
Osaka....and stuff
... was a great time, but spending the majority of my evenings alone in a small apartment with nothing but my books and movies to keep me company can get a bit depressing. I can see now how it might be settling in my mind that I have to do this for the next year! It is going to be a rough one I think. The days can be some great fun. Teaching and joking with the kids is enriching. Attending festivals and taking trips is culturally enlightening. Having no close friends that you can ...
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