Blogs from Kobe, Hyogo, Japan, Asia

Thursday, 27th June 2019 It was raining in the morning as I made my way to the city of Kobe. The train ride to JR Kobe Station from Himeji took about an hour and very soon I was making my way out of the station towards the direction of Kobe Harborland. This is where Kobe meets the ocean and where the children's amusement park is located. On the right side of the harborland lies the Meriken Park, home to the "BE KOBE" sign as well as one of the most beautiful Starbucks by the sea. The views of the Kobe Port Tower and the iconic Oriental Hotel is unparallel from the Meriken Park. After a pasta lunch in the city centre, I made my way to the UCC Coffee Museum which was reachable after a short ... read more

Our last touring day in Japan! We went down to breakfast. We had told the hotel that we were vegetarian, and that we ate no meat but we would eat fruit and salad. Our breakfast arrived. We were each given a huge tray on which were five different fruit juices, a bowl of coconut milk with semolina, a small bowl of yoghurt, a big bowl of fruit. Then a third tray arrived and was placed between our trays on the table. On that tray was a box of bread, a tray of baguettes, a pot of coffee, a saucer with three different butters and preserves. We are not takers of food pictures, but we had to take pictures of this breakfast!! See it pictured on Day 21, our last monring in Kobe. . Sated, at 9 ... read more

Today, it was Kobe Sake tasting tour! YAY When Rebecca arrived, she joined an International group which is organising events in Osaka and in the region nearby. This group was organising a Sake tasting tour on Saturday and she asked if I could join as a guest. I had then to wake up early on Saturday morning (9.30 am lol) in order to take the train to go to Kobe. We had to meet the others at 12 in Kobe station. Rebecca joined me at the Kujo station and after purchasing ticket we were on our way for 1h ride with one change. I have to say that compared to the train from the airport, this one was fully in Japanese and we had to ask our way for the change as we couldn't find the ... read more

Po ranajkach ma CS odprevadza na stanicu Minamikata (hankyu line), rozlucka a smer kobe. Jeden prestup na stanici juso na expres vlak a uz sa veziem na stanicu kobe Sannomiya. Vlak v pohode, hankya line je lacnejsia ako jr line (cca o euro). Co mi CS vravela tak nahubky zvacsia nosia mlade baby vraj kvoli slnku, no nevim ja som myslel, ze kvoli ovzdusiu. Cca za pol hodinku vystupujem uz v kobe sannomiya. Po mensom rozkukany,hladam skrinky na batozinu. Nakoniec vdaka stanicnej navigacii ich nachadzam pri vychodnej brane. Batoh som v pohode narval do najmensej skrinky za 300y, su tu aj vacsie skrinky za 500y. Poslusne si fotim umiestnenie skrinky nech to po futbale zbytocne nehladam. System skriniek je jednoduchy, vlozi sa batoh, hodia sa peniaze (kovove), zavre sa a zamkne. Klucik sa uskova na bezpecne ... read more

Kobe Spaziergang auf den Mt. Rokko und den Kräutergarten Maritime Museum und Kawasaki Good-Times Museum Kobe Port Tower Chinatown Kobe Beef :-) ... read more