Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Obon Week - Day Two - Kobe Harborland & Chinatown
Sunday was a really overcast and rainy day. We decided to venture out anyway. We bought an all day pass for the Kobe City Loop bus line. We rode down to Harborland, and visited the Earthquake Memorial, the Port Tower, and happened upon a street festival.
View of Kobe in the fog. My parents stayed at the Shin Kobe Crowne Plaza, which is the tall building furthest left.
We had beers on the street and they tried takoyaki (octopus in fried doughballs). They didn't like it.
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We ate dinner at my favorite 280 izakaiya. My parents thought the food was really good. I taught my parents how to say "cheers!" in Japanese (kampai! ["com-pie"]). My mom said, "Cowpie!". How southern of her.... It was a good joke though, and Dad and I almost spit beer out of our noses.
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2 comments:
Mer=hunchback of Japan?
If i come we are totally riding that train
Backpack under the raincoat, yo.
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