Kinda overdue, but with Bao due to pass me the Vietnam photos soon, its time to finish up on the Hokkaido Adventures
Right after the strawberry buffet....
we head on to this pungent sulphuric gorge. After checking into the hotel, which is a traditional japanese style hotel. Traditional beds and a fantastic hot bath. Shiok.
Our dinner...with pork katsu in the black pot...
We take a quick tour round the area, try some hokkaido ice cream (no sampling, as i found out; azabu bean flavour is nice). We catch our first glimpse of the king crab, what hokkaido is truly all about. Alden, eat your heart out. SEE NO EAT though, so we have to wait.
The next day we head on to the Samurai Village, unbeknowst to us, it would change the Nicky's life in the eyes of Korean Aunties. Nicky volunteered to represent the Singaporeans against the Koreans as to which male rep. would act as the geisha's general. In the resulting rock scissors paper best of out of 3, Nicky lost. He lost the battle, but not the war. He would be remembered by the Korean Aunties. They would be back...
Samurai Village
The loss that would break Korean hearts
What Nicky might have been, but for...
After that we finally came to seafood market heaven. choose your food and cook it. this is what we were gonna eat. Uncle Koh eventually bought Salmon and Tuna Belly Sashimi, along with our King Crab. Ate it raw, ate it cooked. Super Sashimi.
Our Food to compliment our steamboat
Monster $500 Crab. Wish i could eat it.
After this, it was time to bid goodbye to rural Hokkaido and head on into citylife. Sapporo City. From the TV Tower, we walk into shops selling clockworks, mousic boxes, handicrafts, chocolates (flooded with gals), scallops, seafood, ice-cream, clothes. Still bummed that the $1 freshly grilled scallops were sold out when we came back. I bet Nicky is too.
Ice Cream...think Nicky had the 7 layer one...
We found this giant pooh sitting in the alley...
Korean Aunties wave from the bus...
Giant Takopachi(s)
Along a Venice lookalike street, we stop for some pictures. Then, we bump into the Korean Aunties again! Thumbs up from them and huge frantic waves both on the streets and from their bus.
Nick got scolded for this...
Anyway, we stop by the famous chocolate factory. Just mentioning the name of the white chocolate can make many gals who've tried it, crave for it instantly... Bizarre Phenomenon...
What i'll miss most in Japan consists of many things...but one of the most vital, morale-boosting, reinvigorating, refreshing thing i'll miss the most would be..........
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The Japanese Toilet
Fully functional with sanitizers, warm seats, bidet with directional buttons, sprays of various strengths and types. Nothing beats the japanese toilet bowl. It makes big business a whole lot different.
Yang
Next up... Vietnam and Halong Bay!
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