Day 3: June 3, 2004
Kobe
Time for a little break from travelling around! We stayed in Kobe today, but still got to see some interesting things. We took a shuttle bus to the Shin-Kobe bullet train station, then took the ropeway cable car up from the station for a great view of the city. We then walked part-way down the mountainside through an herb and flower garden. From there we walked through the Kitano and Sannomiya areas, then visited the Kobe China Town.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dinner at a Kobe Steakhouse
Dinner tonight was at an authentic steakhouse. Kobe Beef is a legendary delicacy of Japan, and we would have to say that it lived up to its billing. The entire meal was a real adventure, with the chef preparing the different courses (tofu, bean sprouts, snapper, garlic, fried rice, etc.) right in front of us. He put on a show for us while he cooked, juggling his knives and at one point flipping a lemon slice up into his hat.
|
|
|
| Day 2: Nara | Home | Day 4: Kyoto |
