Kitano Hotel

... of Kobe. We walked under the malls (of course underground again, fantastic) and headed for a beautiful area called Ikuta Road (Kitano District) where there were many different restaurants – French, Indian, swiss, etc and the streets were narrow and ...

... the shrine was an interesting experience. Dad performed his first Shinto ritual, and I prayed for success at school. After Kitano, we decided to visit a Buddhist temple as a basis of comparison between the Shinto and Buddhist shrines. Kinkaku-ji ...

... and surrounded by nice’ish gardens but the content is basically art for children. It featured art by this Japanese guy, Kitano, who is very visual and he paints and creates things the more talented of you would’ve done in primary school. For ...

... it’s just a big old tree. Nothing special. But no pictures.” I was crushed by her honesty. Leaving the winding lanes of Kitano and descending back down to the city, we again commented on how livable the city felt. For my part, the fact that it ...

... am excited to be returning home on Tuesday. Well, I'm hungry so it's time for dinner at the Captain's Restaurant in the hotel. Tomorrow will be a long day of touring and repacking my pack tomorrow night. Hopefully I can find some good souveniers in Fiji. ...

... was now stranded in the strait. Luckily John had a backup plan, which turned out to be incredible.     We left the hotel this morning around 9:00 and drove to Hill 66, another hill west of Mt. Austen. A marine unit was bivouacked on top of ...

... they just had to see it. I doubt they see cameras often, as we have yet to see a television outside of our hotel.     It seems everyone around here chews betelnut, identifiable by their trademark red teeth, and betelnut spit everywhere in ...

... war, where it is rumored Eleanor Roosevelt and Bob Hope landed. For dinner tonight we decided to go eat at the Heritage Park Hotel next door. I had peppered snapper filet with mashed potatoes and carrots. It was delicious. Right now I am watching BBC and ...

    Today is the 68th anniversary of the Battle of Guadalcanal, and a day of remembrance. We left our hotel this morning at 7:05. After raining early this morning the clouds parted and the sun came out. Our first stop this morning was the ...

... our long day trips and have been less than willing to write a long journal entry.     Today we left the hotel around 9:15 because our buses were late. Our first stop was the former Matanikau Village, where a church stands today. An ...

... the people, etc.     After we returned I showered and John and I met for dinner at the Capitana Restaurant in the hotel. I had a burger, fries and the infamous Coca Cola! The food was good. Well, that's pretty much all for today. Just a lot ...

... Mart, I may have just died from sheer panic.  A few minutes later (in part to an Imodium), I was feeling all better.  Kitano Meister Garden was on our way, so we made a quick stop.  There are a slew of little gourmet shops, with tons of ...

... attractions. On the other hand, there are some temples and shrines charging no entrance fee. Here are some examples. 1. Kitano Tenmangu Shrine - except for the Japanese apricot garden and treasure house 2. Kyoto Gyoen National Garden 3. Kyoto Imperial ...

... tourist shops at the end. The sun tried to come out, but not enough to dazzle us with. The next place I've come to is Kitano-tenmangu Shrine. Here the blossoms are starting to come out. There are many shrines here for people to pray to. I just wish I ...

... world!!!! Bill ordered this burger – it was massive so I took a photo of it! Back on the loop bus and off to the Kitano Tennam Shrine where I managed to find even more cherry blossom trees in full bloom and yep, you guessed it, I am going to bore ...