Vie-Bonheur Kobe

... can served hot.<br>2. The amazing amusement arcades. When you go near them you think they have a broken air conditioning machine because of this huge wave of sound that hits you but in fact its just the noise of hundreds arcade games playing at once. These are all incredibly popular but none of it is for money because its illegal to gamble for money here.<br>3. The really nice meals that they heat up for you in the convenience stores which are literally everywhere!!<br>4 ...

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 ...

... there are not enough lifeboats.<br><br>He asks the Brit, "Will you jump?"<br><br>"Yes, for the Queen!" he yells, and overboard he goes.<br><br>Next, the German...<br><br>"Ya, for zee homeland!" [splash]<br><br>The American...<br><br>"Hell yeah! God bless America!"<br><br>Finally, the Japanese...<br><br>"Everybody else is doing it," he chimes and throws himself to his death.<br><br>Of course, this is an exaggeration and stereo-typing, but I shared it with a ...

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... on the bus, I was no longer thinking about my dehydration, my stomachache, or the fact that I had ridden 6 different trains and 2 different buses in the last 4 hours. Instead, I was thinking about the adorable little town of Murayama that I happened upon in the mountains. Turns out there are beautiful, quaint little areas of Japan existing right here in Kobe. I thought about the yummy popsicle, with actual chunks of grapes inside it that I had found to quench my thirst. But ...

Such an early start this morning for what was going to be a very long day. Today was my last day on 'Michi's Mini Tour of Japan' before I headed up to the snow in Naeba. Michi lives in Kobe and thankfully wanted to show me part of her wonderful city but it needed a really early start to get there in time for lunch. So, checking out of the hotel early, we caught a 9.30am Shinkansen train to Kobe. Kobe is a port town. Famous for the ...

... and found a room with maybe 40 capsules in it, the majority of which were empty. I entered my capsule, assuming I would have to hold my breath to fit, and that it would be something like the dreaded MRI machine, and was pleasantly surprised. It was quite roomy, maybe even more so than some of the hostels Ive been in. So I spent the night watching the third Harry Potter dubbed in Japanese in my tiny capsule a million miles from home. And I was content. Plus, the third one is by far the best.

A couple of weeks back, I posted about the Christmas lights in Japan. As I mentioned back then, the lights here are really impressive. However even they pale into comparison with what must be the ultimate set of Christmas lights in Japan, if not anywhere: The Luminarie. The Luminarie dates back 10 years or so to the aftermath of the Great Hanshin Earthquake that devastated Kobe ...

... afford daily nourishment. Hampered by the late hour and the drizzle, we headed back to the hostel through the cobblestoned streets of Gion, wandering past the mysterious portals of restaurants and tea houses illuminated by red paper lanterns - many of them simply off-limits to those without invitations and a long-standing reputation in the community. It occurred to us then and there that the closest we might come to seeing or understanding what goes on beyond those seductive but secretive ...

... to my apartment (no help to the map given to me by Nova) with the help of a local, luckily I had my apartment address written in Japanese, this guy left work and walked me a block to my apartment! Man, the people here a freakin' nice! The apartment is small, but not terribly small. I have everything I need to get by here, except language skills that is! Worn out, heading to bed. The second day: Jet Lag - Great idea not sleeping on the plane ...