Kobe Street Scenes in Early Spring 2010
I’ve been to Kobe so many times that I know my way around and the usual sightseeing routes by now, but even so, doing shopping and sightseeing at the same time is no easy task. So I walked around diligen…
I’ve been to Kobe so many times that I know my way around and the usual sightseeing routes by now, but even so, doing shopping and sightseeing at the same time is no easy task. So I walked around diligen…
Haruki Murakami’s early novels are Japanese novels, yet they feel like American ones. You could say it’s John Cheever mixed with Jack Kerouac and topped with Richard Brautigan’s humor, and I …
Behind Kobe there’s a mountain called Mt. Rokko, and word is that the view, with all of Kobe spread out below, is fantastic. The night view in particular is supposed to be stunning, and I’d been to…
Like most engineering types, I’m not someone who cares much about fashion, and since I always wear a suit at work, apart from T-shirts I only buy casual clothes once every few years, when I’ve run …
I’ve been too busy to eat out lately, so I don’t really have anything special to post. So here’s an assortment of the things I’ve been eating at home as side dishes and such. Tottori D…
I love exploring new menus, so I don’t keep many regular haunts, but Uoichi is a bit special in that sense. At a Japanese izakaya you can enjoy something new every time you go, so there’s no worry …
I’m back home after a whirlwind trip to Korea, but what was waiting for me was a mountain of work and a string of drinking sessions. Life’s pretty much the same wherever you go, I guess. Oh well…
Not that I’m some huge fan of Italian food… but somehow this was already the fourth Western restaurant of this trip. I wasn’t that keen on Blooming Garden since their pasta isn’t any go…
The theme of this trip to Korea was actually duck… no, not really. It was around Lunar New Year, so there weren’t many places open to go with friends, and this is where we ended up by default. From…
After lounging around at Gaehwaok for a while, we moved on to a café nearby. It’s called cafe mou, and the ground floor is a cake shop. The sign It’s roomier inside than I expected. Made me wond…
Over the Seollal (Lunar New Year) holiday it’s hard to find anywhere to meet people or anywhere to go. That’s when it pays to know a place like Gaehwaok, open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. It…
Those who know me know that I’m seriously picky about Western food, so in Korea I try to stick to Korean food. A friend who knows this about me all too well invited me along, saying he’d found a de…