Quicky: Dutch debit cards and credit cards don’t work in common ATM machines. Tomorrow I will go to the ginkō (bank).
Sunday 26th October (mo ichi do — once more)
As mentioned before, today I went to see a sakkāgēmu (soccer game) of Vissel Kobe versus Omiya Ardija.
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Quicky: If Japan is one thing, then it’s the country of little noises and jingles. Everything needs to “pling”. This of course includes the audio indicators at pedestrian crossings, which signal that pedestrians can cross the road. Of course they need to “pling”. But while they’re at it, they do have to sound like the chirping of birds. Of course they do.
Sunday 26th October
After getting a good night’s sleep, I feel much refreshed. Momentarily I’m taking it easy and simply enjoying my stay. That is, I’m sitting on the balcony of my host’s apartment, enjoying the view, the scenery and everything that’s going on down below.
Yes, I’m staying on the 46th floor of the tallest building in Kōbe, which goes all the way up to the 60h floor, or so. Pictures will follow. 😉 It’s so tall that you even need to pop your ears when taking the elevator up. Nice!
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Saturday 25th October – arrival
On the last episode we learned that our hero had made all kinds of plans for his trip through Japan. What would come of it?
On today’s episode, we continue where we left off: the flight to Hong Kong was underway and finished by the time the previous episode aired. That is, Hong Kong had been reached, hence the publication.
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I will post / add pictures later.
Friday 24th October – departure
After weeks, nay, months of preparing, today is the big day. Yours truly is on his way to Japan. Konnichiwa, birches!
As I’m typing this, I’m on board of flight 270, en route to Hong Kong, an 11h trip. There I will take my connecting flight to Ōsaka, another 4 hours. Side note: I’m glad I have my phone charger with me and that there’s a socket available to keep my phone charged. Very handy!
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