Pics via iPhone

Just thought I'd post some pictures I've taken recently on my iPhone as I sit on the train from Kobe to Osaka.
The temperature was a very high 20 degrees Celsius( about 70 degrees Farenheit) yesterday. Today I also sunny and warm- though not ad warm as yesterday. It's a three-day weekend here so there a lot of people out and about. Yesterday in Shinsaibashi it was almost overwhelming.

Anyway, here are some pictures. Guess I can't post pictures from my iPhone so I'll post them later:)

Here are a few from the last couples weeks.

From bottom to top: Takashimaya Department store in Namba, Mitarashi dango- mochi with a more sweet but also savory sauce, Cherry trees are blossoming, A beautiful day last Friday in Osaka, and Another tree with pretty blossoms.

H&M Osaka

H&M opened their fourth (possibly fifth) store in Japan -right in Shinsaibashi-last Saturday. Openings of big name stores generally draw A LOT of people. The first day it was raining and about 2500 people lined up to get in. Even this week there continues to be a big line of people waiting to get in.

The Ebisubashi H&M is laid out well. Through a friend I was able to attend the opening reception party last week Thursday. They gave the attendees a generous discount as well as souvenirs-early in the night it was cloth bags and when I left it was a limited edition t-shirt as well as a golf umbrella. I didn't really want to get much and it was generally diffucult to concentrate with the music and people added to the fact that I'll be visiting the States in a few weeks. WIth the strong yen, it'll be cheaper to buy things there. In the end I purchased a short-waisted black jacket and a pair of cotton capri pants (room wear like). At the opening reception there were couple famous Japanese models as well as many other models from agencies here. I also got to see a few friends I hadn't seen in awhile so I enjoyed myself. Plus there was free champagne;p

Anyway, here's a picture of H&M from the outside-an evening of rain and cold:(

I've been trying to keep up with this blog but alas I'm not doing so well... Will make sure to post more pictures of food and the city. Especially with spring around the corner.

Pictures

It's already March! Time flies by!

Here are some pictures I've been meaning to post. Some from the weekend when my senpai visited with his friends and also from the Kobe Collection.


View from my seat during the second stage



Kobe collection. LOTS of people!



Starbucks in Kitano. So nice on a lovely day.



Sunset from Suma beach


Night view from Kitano of Kobe. Kobe has one of the top three nights views in Japan- the other two being Nagasaki and Hakodate.




Kobe beef. My friends wanted to try it on their visit here. I'm a vegetarian so I didn't partake but they were quite pleased.

That's all for now. I'm off to have some Mediterranean food with my close friend and her mother. It's going to be a fun night:)