Day Thirty Eight
Today we had a late start, the morning was spent booking tickets and planning our way home, as this holiday slowly nears the end. After a very nice lunch we took the train to the port city of Kobe.
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The collapsed harbour you see below is a remnant of the January 17, 1995 Kobe earthquake.
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The weather was great and it was nice to stroll around the Kobe port.
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The working men below are life-size puppets. We're not entirely sure why.
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We still had an hour to kill so we headed to the city center to visit a temple (what else ;)) and relax in the nearby park.
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The contrast between old and new is really nice in this Japanese courthouse.
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The reason we had an hour to kill is we were waiting for the Hanshin Tigers vs Seibu Lions game at the Hanshin Koshien Stadium. The game was great and we enjoyed it very much. The beer and yakitori didn't hurt either :).
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More in this trip
Day One
Day two
Day three
Day four
Day five
Day Seven
Day eight
Day nine
Day Twelve
Day thirteen
Day Fourteen
Day Fifteen
Day Seventeen
Day Eighteen
Day Nineteen
Day Twenty Two
Day Twenty Four
Day Twenty Five
Day Twenty Seven
Day Twenty Eight
Day Twenty Nine
Day Thirty
Day Thirty One
Day Thirty Two
Day Thirty Three
Day Thirty Four
Day Thirty Five
Day Thirty Six
Day Thirty Seven
Day Thirty Eight
Day Thirty Nine