On Apr 9, 6:10 am, Declan Murphy <declan_mur...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> On Apr 9, 5:26 am, "John W." <worthj1...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > On Apr 8, 10:04 am, Declan Murphy <declan_mur...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > > What about a long lazy and more than somewhat boozy & decadent lunch
> > > in Kobe on the 27th? Its a Tuesday. Thats close to Himeji, and what
> > > else could there be to do?
>
> > That'll work for me; email me your contact info: worthj1970 at
> > yahoo.com. If you know a good place let me know; if not I'll ask my
> > Austrian friend who lives there. He surely knows a restaurant that has
> > real beer. I think I'll do some hiking while there; I haven't been to
> > Nunobiki in ages, and I want to see if the trail has improved from
> > there to the reservoir and beyond. Hopefully it hasn't; that's what
> > made it a good trail. I used to go visit David Jack at Kansai Time
> > Out, but I don't know if he's in town much now that KTO has new
> > owners.
>
> My contact info is very googlable and never changes. In your case feel
> free to call me at home if necessary. Now with regards to hiking, I
> assume you are talking about before having lunch with me. There is
> very likelihood of you being able to stroll, let alone hike, after a
> good and proper Tuesday lunch. I know a few places.
>
I will be hiking before lunch; there's a shrine near Suzurandai
station that I want to go to, and I think I'll hike from Shin Kobe to
there; no idea how far that is, but my poor memory tells me it
shouldn't be more than a couple of hours. I feel bad that I walked and
rode my bike by that shrine countles times but never went to the
shrine itself, though I did go to the nearby gaigin cemetary.

John W.