Reflections of parents of not-so-young-kids-anymore
This might sound really weird, but it’s strange that Chinese like us would go about hunting for Chinatowns whenever we visit another country! Well, at least Ling was really interested in visiting the Chinatown in Kobe, also known as ‘Nankinmachi’.
The afternoon segment of Day 2! We were already pretty deadbeat by the time we ended our morning jaunt up Mt. Maya. Ling was interested in trying out the local versions of Yoshinoya, so we ducked in one such outlet
Our second day in Japan, and still in the city of Kobe! Kobe as a city sits at the foot of a hilly and mountains region, and Ling’s itinerary for the day involved us going up two of those mountains:
Sannomiya Station is one of the main hubs of activity in Kobe, which sort of made our choice for scouting dinner locations pretty easy. Numerous, numerous eateries and restaurants to suit every budget, though much of the cuisine offered seemed
Our mid afternoon segment of our first day was spent exploring the Kitano-cho area. This district shows up as a suggested place of visitation for visitors to Kobe as it features well-preserved European-styled residences that were built during the Meiji
All the reviews we’d read of Japanese hotels pointed out to the relatively compact sizes of the rooms for most hotels short of the five star ones. So, at some level, we weren’t too surprised when we checked-in to find
The overnight flight from Singapore to Osaka was uneventful. As soon as we’d taken off – this was about 1:20 AM – the lights dimmed, which was about the cue for passengers to get some sleep before the service crew
About six months ago when filling in my application to take annual leave for our Japan trip, I half-jokingly entered into the ‘Remarks’ field that this overseas holiday was to be “a wife-pacifying trip”.:) Truth to tell; we’re just about
I’ve been returning home from work each day pretty dog-gone tired this week. There’s time in the evenings to write and post of course, but I’m pretty much spent when I’m at home that the last thing I want to
Now that we’ve firmed up our travel dates in December, the next thing we had to decide was where we were going to and how long we would be in each city. One of the most fun things is planning
We’ve been procrastinating on our decision to go on a much-needed vacation (for Ling, that is!) this December. We’ve been talking about visiting Japan and blogged about it here, but there was just one thing holding us back: that it
When I was unpacking at home the 37kg of luggage I had with me from Boston, Ling made a remark that I thought was fun: “Wow dear; you really bought a lot of stuff there this time.” And just to
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