Takayama So Hanano Kobe
400-1 Arima-cho, Kita-ku Kobe, Hyogo, Kinki, 651-1401 , Japan
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Day 18: Kobe Luminarie, Ropeway & Donkey Surprise
... walked through the train the short distance to the area where we'd seen the bus.
No sign of it. It was either out at that point, or just gone for the day. We couldn't even see any signage on how to book a ride. So admitting defeat (and noticing the time was slipping away from us anyway, we decided to return to the hotel to get checked in and ready for Luminarie tonight. It was then that Luminarie bit us for the first time.
The ...
And that's Kobe
... me around the city. We first went to Harbor Land. It's a place right on the water that has shopping malls, an amusement part, markets, and museums. I got to see Kobe Tower, and a section of land that was devastated by the 1995 earthquake. They left it there and built a little outdoor display around it. It's amazing to think how far Kobe has come after being flattened by that same earthquake.
We also went to a temple where a Japanese wedding was taking ...
Haha. Wow.
... we are (:P). Then we got access to the lounge past customs (Qantas lounge-lite for want of a better description), and proceeded to have a few glasses of wine. So, two hours later, half-tanked and giddy with excitement, we proceeded to board the plane and sit in the very front row. Then we had some more champagne, took off, and then had some more wine. Then some food. Then some wine. First few hours flew by... (Dad joke ...
Fra Kina til Japan
... holdt. Vel framme ved Downtown Backpackers Hostel fikk vi i oss noen mat. Og vi fikk sett drum and bell tower for kvelden var omme.
Dag to ble mye sightseeing, blant annet den keiserligehage, den forbudte by og Tiananmen square. Planene om aa ta tog til Shanghai ble imidlertidig stanset paa grunnn av overbooka tog 10 dager fram i tid. Eneste losning ble fly paa lordags ettermiddag.
Senere paa kvelden ble vi kjent meg et par stykker fra hostelet som ...



