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Couple of days in Kobe The Meititsu Bus turned out to be as enjoyable as the Willer Bus, well nearly. They didn’t have the pull down hoods, which I’m rather fond of but they did have an onboard toilet, which Rich is even more fond of! Even though we had an onboard facility, the bus still stopped for refreshments. I have no idea where the stop was but it was freezing. Icy winds whipping up a storm. There were several men, whose task it was to direct the buses, car and trucks to the parking bays. What a job – standing outside in that weather all day! We arrived at Sannomiya Station on time and proceeded to the subway to catch our train to Motomatchi (which was in reality a 10 minute walk, but more of that later) where we had booked an Airbnb apartment. Funnily enough we found Sannomiya station more confusing that Shibuya, in Tokyo. We ended up going in the wrong direction, so we jumped of at the next stop and reversed our journey. Once we did arrive at Motomatchi, o...
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Perfectly sized Nagoya A couple of our friends had questioned why we were visiting Nagoya and although I had done the research, I was starting to doubt the decision. It turns out Nagoya is perfectly sized city for the Ajayi's. It is quite possibly to walk to wherever you want to visit, or if not the subway is quite easy and not as large as Tokyo - meaning you don’t end up walking two kilometers underground! The five and half hour, Willer bus ride was lovely and relaxing. We had a grand view of a snow covered Mt Fuji, although the photos don’t do it justice. The countryside between Tokyo and Nagoya was very mountainous and we went through endless tunnels that run through the mountains. On the Willer again... Mt Fuji viewed from the bus, honestly. When we arrived in Nagoya it was snowing!! Very romantic but very bloody cold. We chose to stay in a hotel, this time. Although we enjoyed the Airbnb in Tokyo, we wanted a bit more ...