Friday Harbor Randoms

Next time I visit I want to try this coffee shop. We didn't have enough time on this trip. I liked the font style, simple and yet interesting.

The play of sunlight.

In one of the shops there was a dog names Grace. She was so still and calm. We didn't realize she was real until we got closer.

Exciting Times #8

We all love painless dentists don't we? Although, this sign makes me think maybe it won't be so painless if they have to advertise that they offer painless dentistry. - Disneyland Humor

Exciting Times #1

This year is the 30th Anniversary for Tokyo Disneyland, so of course they have a lot of special things. It ranges from big signs like this to coins that are pressed flat with a special design on them. I will be featuring a photo a day from my trip to Tokyo Disneyland and DisneySea! I hope they will convince you to visit the (if not one of the) happiest place(s) on earth before the year ends.

Mini #1

This was one of the smallest shrines I have seen so far. (I know there are smaller ones around, but for me this has been the smallest I've come across).

Kobe, Japan The Shopping Arcade

A stained glass window of Kobe Port

 Kobe's shopping arcade.

 There are so many shops! Shoe shops, clothing shops, bag shops, kimono shops, used items shops, and many others!

 These laughing mannequin heads creeped me out. They had a whole way with these heads wearing different colored and styled wigs.

 The entrance to the shopping arcade from the Daimaru department store side. I had to take a picture from the inside, because it was raining too hard.

 One of the side streets to Chinatown!

 A Korean restaurants storefront. I liked how simple the design was.

 There were some great shop and restaurant signs in Kobe.

 A shop window of a tie shop.

 There was a walkway with tile that had random sayings or drawings on them. Here are a couple that I liked.

This is only the beginning of my day in Kobe. What do you think so far? I was already sold from the moment I stepped in the shopping arcade. There are of course, many more photos to be viewed!

I went to Kobe by highway bus from Nagoya. I could have taken the Shinkansen which would have been much easier and faster, but much more expensive! The highway bus took about 3 hours from Nagoya, but only cost 5,500 yen round trip. A round trip ticket by Shinkansen is 15,000 yen, but only takes about 1 or 1.5 hours to get to Kobe. You will have to decide which is better for you. I had a great travel companion so the 3 hours was no problem (Thank you Makiko!!)