First up we went to Harborland for lunch and a spot of shopping. I ended up buying a present for Beanie...a Santa suit! It is soooooo cute, and I figure he loves his Winter jacket so he'll probably prance around in this costume come Christmas day! Katie bought a reindeer costume for Joe's dog back home! Classic.
Next we went to Jono's and my favourite okonomiyaki restaurant. We had to line up and wait for a table and while we waited we watched the cook work his magic at the grill. One dish intrigued Joe so much he asked the cook what he was cooking..."omnisoba". So after having already decided on which okonomiyaki to eat, we added one of those to the list too! It was yaki soba wrapped up in a fried egg (or 3 mixed together). The cook simply threw 3 eggs straight on the grill, which cracked them open. He then removed the shells, popped each yolk on the head and then swirled them altogether! So simple but so effective...and delicious (of course!).
Then we rode the subway and made our way to Home's Stadium for the soccer. On our way through the crowds, past the souvenir shops and into the stadium we were stopped by a westerner. His name was Alan and he asked if we had tickets yet, to which we answered "no". It turned out that he has been living in Kobe for 19 years and is a member of an exclusive sports club. The club gets 30 tickets to give out to people at random for free (any money donated goes to charity). We happily accepted the 4 tickets and were impressed with the position of our seats... And of course, the free tickets left more money for beer! 
The game was pretty exciting and we got to see our favourite player, 13 Yoshito, in action. He scored the last goal of the match. There was plenty of action, head butts, yellow cards and faked injuries. It was funny to watch the medics sprint out to the pitch with the stretcher only to be told they didn't need it and they sprinted back to the sideline. They almost looked disappointed! At half time the small ditches made by the players on the field were filled with sand by several employees. I could not imagine having to do that as a job! 
After the game we headed to Sannomiya for dinner and more beer. We found a place called the Polo Dog. It was a cute bar with some friendly bar staff. Joe and Jono had fun mixing with the locals, speaking broken Japanese and Engrish! At one point they were all dancing! Very funny. After playing a few drinking games we decided that we had better head home and call it a night. On the way to the train station we stumbled across a Purikura booth and had some piccies taken! I think Katie and Joe enjoyed their first taste of Kobe.