Reflections of parents of not-so-young-kids-anymore
This is a good find for the price we paid. Frills aside, let’s zoom in to the hotel room. What Yang likes: complimentary internet connection in the hotel room a long business- like desk for his laptop a comfortable revolving
Just to get some satisfaction of having eaten really good Japanese food, I did a little research on the Trip Advisor to gather some recommendations for food hounds in Kyoto. Katsukura restaurant was highly rated for its tonkatsu. And what
After the fabulous lunch (Ling: “Must try, Matt!!!”) at Nishinotoin, we checked into Mitsui Garden Hotel to set down our luggage, set out toiletries, before stepping out for the rest of the day’s program. Ling had three items on the
Come to think of it, it’s actually pretty fun to travel to a relatively more expensive country like Japan but on a budget. It forces the both of us to really explore the cities a lot more thoroughly to see
Day 3 was when we said goodbye to Kobe and made the move to Kyoto, the real highlight of our 10.5 day trip to Western Honshu. We had to time our check-ins and travel time carefully though to make sure
To avoid the dreaded tourist trap shops typical of packaged tours, we decided to plan our own itinerary for the Japan trip. Choosing a hotel which fits our budget, location and list of amenities became a challenge as there is
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
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