Toyoko Inn Kobe Sannomiya

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So, our impressions of Japan after 10 hours here:
- The incredibly friendly and polite people;
- Amusement at the vending machines on every street corner. Beer, chocolate, hot noodles, coffee, cold tea...
- The Japanese guy who asked `Australia, Australia?` and then proceeded to jump around like a kangaroo and then imitate a koala (and ...

... also says that it is important to make sure the cattle feel relaxed, and also naturally to keep the cowsheds clean. But what took me by surprise was that the cattle listen to music all day long!

I asked whether the cattle are fed beer and given massages with sake to produce better quality beef, according to the myth believed by some overseas.

They flatly denied it with the simple phrase, “No beer, No massage”!

The cattle are shipped before they ...

... few things we`ve noticed....

1. They are exceptionally shy and sometimes even embarrassed that they can`t communicate in english. The customs guards even looked terrified!
2. They are probably the most hygenic people in the world and so many of them wear those scary swine flu masks.
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!
4.They have really high voices ...

... br>Wir haben ja schon b**ichtet das es in Nagasaki Adl** gibt wie and**enorts Tauben. Was wir v**gessen haben, es gibt auch Riesenschmett**linge (zumindest haben wir sie oft in Nagasaki gesehen) eine Spannweite von ca. 14 cm. Also hat so etwa ausgesehen wie ein Singvogel bei uns. Leid** waren sie imm** ziemlich schnell, ab** Andi konnte sie dann doch mit d** guten Kam**a **wischen. Zumindest einen.
Heute haben wir in Kobe Fled**mäuse ...

... do the job, a mold is utilized, so it is a kind of double fermentation that is more complex and laborious than either beer brewing or wine making. At the end of the tour, we got the drink we had looked forward to, a chilled cup of fresh, unpasteurized sake. Somewhat more alcoholic than the finished, bottled product, it was at once refreshing and warming. We strolled back to the train station lightly abuzz.

... humanely in the open sea. Other interesting observations We noticed a lot of similarities between Korea and Japan; I suppose because Japan occupied Korea for so long. Things that would have surprised me if I hadn't been to Korea last November didn't seem quite so exciting - like baby seats in the women's bathroom stalls and heated toilet seats. I actually got used to using the public toilets where you have to crouch down on the floor, which I was mostly able to avoid ...

... and my bag came out straight away, so I was off to a flying start, then it all went pair shaped again at customs, the dude stopped me and emptied out my whole backpack, frontpack and my little pouch. He thought I might have some hash or weed on me, he just came out and said it. It was weird though because he was almost afraid of me and what he might find. I think it's all the terrorist making them paranoid, to them any brown flesh is a threat, I can't really blame them I guess, and at ...

... it was "I got bumped in the ass twice this week!" Again, after containing myself I had to explain to him what that meant from my perspective and why he shouldn't tell that story while in America. The funny part was that he didn't get it, but was dying to know, so I ended up drawing stick figure pictures of it for him before he finally understood!!! Hahahaha Ahhh, I'm very happy, I finally found a copy of "Hiking in Japan", which is full of hikes all over Japan, so I can ...