Kobe 神戸

I went to Kobe during my Winter holidays but I only stayed a short while so I didn't really have time to sightsee all the spots but I'm sure I'll come again.

View from my hotel room. Concrete jungle!

 All the buildings look kind of 70ish, right? There's something retro about them. I love that they have the slanting thing going on.

Making our way down to the bay area

 Get off at Kobe Station and Harborland and the Mosaic are within walking distance. Since we came during Winter, the roads were lined with pretty little lights illuminating our way there. There's also a decently sized underground mall at the station. I saw quite a good selection of restaurants and there's also a 10 meter tall water display. I rode up and down the escalator that runs beside it just for the heck of it.

Kid's play place

At the pier/bay area(?). So pretty!

 We got here around 4pm so it was still light but we only had to wait for a bit before the sun set and this beautiful night scene came on. The spiky rooftopped building reminds me of Minangkabau houses. Maybe the architect has some Minangkabau in his blood, who knows?

Partial view of deck at the Mosaic and the cruise ship

 I wanted to take a ride on the cruise ship but we couldn't make it in time because we were too busy eating our faces off. The ride lasts for about an hour and cost ￥2100 per person. A schedule is available at the white mini steps in front of the Mosaic's deck (you can see it in the picture). The last boarding time is 7:20pm.

The ferris wheel 

 I had to ride on this as soon as I saw it. There are two kinds of gondolas; the normal one(￥700 per person) and a see through one(￥800 per person). We took the see through one. The view from up top was beautiful. You don't get to see too far out, though. I was hoping there'd be some heating inside the gondolas, there wasn't. Sad face. Cold bum.

It was really cold, by the way. I know it's Winter and cold is normal but I thought that Kobe being in the South would be a bit warmer, it wasn't. Luckily, the wind wasn't too strong or I would have frozen my butt off.

Yes, please!

 For dinner, we went to the Fisherman's Market. Apparently, it's really famous among Malaysian students studying in the Kansai area. It's an all you can eat buffet restaurant. Costs ￥2580 per person, includes drinks. The food is mainly seafood, as you can guess from the restaurant's name. There are salads, cold meats, soups, spaghetti, pizzas, crabs, popcorn, cakes, ice creams and lots more. Definitely worth it. Best part is that there's no time limit! The crabs they serve are huge and tasty. I also loved their smoked salmon and salad bar.

Bye bye, till next time.

After leaving Kobe, I headed for Okayama!