Maiko Villa Kobe

... few things we`ve noticed....<br><br>1. They are exceptionally shy and sometimes even embarrassed that they can`t communicate in english. The customs guards even looked terrified!<br>2. They are probably the most hygenic people in the world and so many of them wear those scary swine flu masks.<br>3. When you buy something from a shop they chatter polite phrases non stop until you`ve gone even though they know you dont understand!<br>4.They have really high voices ...

Seconds please. I had to go back to Osaka, one way or another (my return flight was leaving from here). Ate just as well if not better than the first go around. Went to the Takoyaki museum at Universal city walk but it was more tako vendors than museum, not such a bad thing. Had simply amazing Kobe ...

... us. She flipped a sand-filled timer and left us to our delight.<br><br>I followed suit and formed the perfect okonomiyaki disk! The tricky part is the flip. With the skill of a seasoned chef, I performed a perfect flip! The crowning achievement is to baste it with your choice of sauces and finally top it off with streams of mayo. I artistically scrawled a large star on mine:) "swami*"<br><br>It was almost too beautiful to eat... but I was quite hungry and dug ...

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... less of it was recreated than I thought. In conjunction with the powerful bass of the speakers, it was soberingly chilling to see the collapse of buildings, highways and bridges. More disturbing was that many of the structures that failed had been engineered to withstand such shaking. We were then ushered through a corridor diorama that recreates a street as it appeared just after the devastation. It ...

... something on the menu is absolutely inconceivable. Some of my vegetarian colleagues had warned me about finding food in Japan, so we brought a lot of snacks and I definitely didn't starve. But by the end of the trip, I was so sick of junk food and dying for a hot dish of tofu, vegetables, and soba noodles. I finally got some in the Tokyo airport on the way home! Animals As you may know, the government of Japan is always the strongest opponent of wildlife ...

Today involved a day trip from Osaka to Kobe . The two cities are perched basically one beside the other and travelling (other than the crowded conditions) is quite short and easy. Our first stop of the day was at Mt. Rokko which, similar to Mt. Moiwa in Sapporo, offers a cable car ride to the top and some excellent views of the city. The cable car in this case was one of the most unique that I have ever ...

... tradition, team song, Japanese squid snacks, and noise makers galore made for a really fun day. It was also so nice to be outside in the sun. Afterwards we all headed to the hotel to change and head to a Brazilian restaurant in downtown Kobe. It was a beautiful area on the water called Harborland - I loved it! We walked around the city the next day and I loved how international it is. The reason it's more international than other Japanese cities is because it was ...

... any menu's in English and no-one spoke English either. I wanted something familiar so I made my way to a place called Namba, it was much busier there but still very quiet (see vid). I went into to Subway for a sandwich, had a little walk around and then made my way back to the hotel. It was gone 7pm by the time a I got back and I just spent the evening doing stuff online and trying to sort out the next 10 days, it's still not any clearer but I did manage to get in touch with Elin (the ...

... your grandfathers bike complete with basket up front and over-sized tires!! Pretty funny to see! Anyway, after work on Sunday some coworkers and I decide to head out to Kobe for a bite to eat. Remember how I wrote about the Japanese people and their ability to maintain balance on the trains no matter what? Well, it's not quite the same for the whities here. My friend and coworker, Liz from NY, is on the train and she's already a bit loopy to begin with, well, we ...