Day 2: Kobe – Mt. Maya and Nunobiki Falls
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:
Day 1: Kobe – Sannomiya Station
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
Day 1: Kobe – Kitano-Cho
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
Day 1: Kobe – Chisun Hotel Kobe
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
Day 1: From Singapore to Kansai to Chisun Hotel Kobe
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
Departure Morning
Our last day of the year with Hannah before the two of us head to Changi airport for our flight to Osaka! We were going with a timeplan for the day; which involved a family brunch in the morning, lunch
1 Year 6 Months: Self-Service
Ling has figured out how to get Hannah to help herself to bottle-feeds. Here’s a video she took showing how our little one goes about doing it.:)
Spartacus: Blood and Sand – Part 2
The actor performances pique my interest, because as visually spectacular as Gladiator was and that Russell Crowe did a great number as the brooding Maximus, I never quite got got past the disbelief that these were Hollywood bigwigs playacting in
Spartacus: Blood and Sand – Part 1
Spartacus: Blood and Sand (2010) – on HD. Contrary to what some of us might think, the stuff about the fictonal character Maximus Meridius going up against the might of Rome in Ridley Scott’s Gladiator wasn’t historically without precedent. More
Japan – A 10.5 Days Journey
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
The Pacific – Part 2
On the other hand; there were elements in The Pacific that didn’t work for me. One of the strongest aspects of BoB was that it centered its attention squarely on a small group of men who fought in a one-year
The Pacific – Part 1
The Pacific (2010) – on HD. Of the many war and political history books that the late Professor Stephen Ambrose wrote, two of them particularly standout for me. One is Citizen Soldiers – which was in turn one of the
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