Hotel Tor Road Kobe
3-1-19 Nakayamate Dori, Chuo-ku Kobe, Hyogo, Kinki, 650-0004, Japan
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Kobe, Japan
... explored the place (We went up 11 flights of escalators looking around), and got a bite to eat (I had a dessert Belgian waffle which was so delicious). The people who I was with continued on to Tokyo and I made my way back to Kobe to catch the boat all by myself which was an accomplishment itself finding my train and connecting to the subway back to the ship. Now I am spending a day on the ship in transit to Yokohama where I will then travel to Tokyo! ...
Kobe/Osaka/Kyoto/Nara, Japan
... point us in the
right direction.)
It was well
worth the effort as Nara is an attractive city with all the historical and
points of interest contained in or around Nara Park in the city center. We took
about a 10km walk and covered them all.
Much of what we
saw dates back to 600 AD., and it is even more amazing as it is all made out of
wood.
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On par
... of all the snoring potential.
So, why the Sky building you ask? the boast of a sky garden of course! 40 stories up! you start with 3 stories of escalators, followed by a 33 story elevator ride and another 5 story escalator just to buy your ticket. no one around until you get that ticket either. if i worked in an office (in the building) i'd be goofing around on those things all the time! the ticket gets you another escalator up to the artsy ...
Disaster Strikes!
... we are happy with our choice of hotel. Its right in the middle of Osaka, not far from one of the main stations and is surrounded by restaurants.
Given we have been up since 6am, we basically just dump our bags and go right to sleep. Not before trying to make a cup of tea though, with an urn that is all in japanese and has multiple buttons!! Took about 15 minutes to figure it out, but Rich worked it out in the end. Mmm....tea :)
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