Kobe Port Tower

Our last touristy destination for the day was the Kobe Port Tower. I'm sure that Paul and Nat were disappointed that we didn't take the stairs (or maybe not) to the very top. It was a great view and perhaps one of the prettier cities to look at in the day time! The harbour was busy with many tour boats and jet skiis and many people were out and about shopping and enjoying the sunshine.

It was very hard to believe that just 12 years ago, this city was all but flattened in the Earthquake of 1995 (which was also felt in Himeji). Therefore the city is very new and well designed.

Throughout the day we enjoyed walking down malls and buying random things. This has been the most Nat has bought going shopping in the whole of their 2 month trip! We introduced them to the fabulous 100 yen shop and they were shocked when they saw heaps of Disney merchandise in there. They will continue to keep their eyes peeled for more of these shops when they're in Tokyo I'm sure!