Maiko Villa Kobe
18-11 Higashi Maiko-cho, Tarumi-ku Kobe, Hyogo, Kinki, 655-0047, Japan
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Day 18: Kobe Luminarie, Ropeway & Donkey Surprise
... have another restaurant at Dotombori, Osaka). The restaurant is called Bikkuri Donkey (which translates to Surprise Donkey). Weird name for a restaurant, but then I've given up trying to understand some of the weird stuff I've come across in this country (which is the same stuff that makes this country such a cool place to visit).
Bikkuri Donkey is a strange mix-up of cultures. The best way I can describe it, is to take an ...
Bring on the Beef
... Individual tables also had a hotplate. The chefs stood one side of the bar and we sat the other and our meal was cooked in front of us.
Our chef was lovely. He took photos of us as well as cooking out steaks to perfection. Brian had the Kobi sirloin and I had the ordinary sirloin and we compared. The Kobi was definitely more marbled and had great flavour. My sirloin just melted in my mouth. We savoured every bite ...
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... holiday spree and paying extra for this here or that there could be the difference in visiting a whole other country later down the line. But I would not change these things - it just leaves more to come back to and experience some other time - I am just looking forward to getting to Beijing and stuffing my face with as much food as I can and necking as many cheap beers as my heart contents.
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Osaka Osaka
... out like a labyrinth.
The second night was interesting. We drank at this tiny bar located down an alley, a metre or so in width. There I shared tales with an ex-pro baseball pitcher (who kept getting asked to sign autographs by shocked passer¨s by), an owner of a large chain of restaurants, and a (supposedly) famous photographer.
I went in search of the Spurs - United game ...



