Amai In Fukuoaka (V)

We visited a musuem on Olden Hakarta and went to yanagawa in the afternoon to view the sceneries on a boat.



Qin was asked to try on the old embroidery wooden machine. Qin looked so flabbergasted as she was nervous and confused in the midst of using the machine. Yet she was still the best person to try as she was the only one able to converse in Japanese. ^^ I could only say "Domo Arigato Gozaimasu" and scamper off. (LOL)

We went for a afternoon boat ride in Yanagawa. Along the ride, we took some scenic pictures. A nice and peaceful river flow experience. Must not miss this if you are in Fukuoaka.



A boatman rowed past us and look at his weather-beaten face, could tell that he had spent tireless years in this line.



The ducks swimming in the water. Aren't they going to migrate to warmer places?



We met two Japanese kids and we waved to each other. I shouted "neko" which meant "cat" in Japanese and the little girl held her kitten high up for us to see. Isn't she kawaii ne?

Yanagawa, a small but tranquil place, I like. ^^



Took a picture of Yanagawa at night before we left. Not flashy, not glamourous but nice and simple. ^^

Amai In Fukuoaka (IV)

Ohayo gozaimasu n Warm greetings from Hakarta in Fukuoaka, Japan. ^^

I`m now using the Hotel Internet PC at the front desk. This hotel provides complimentary breakfast from 6.30 to 9.30 in the morning. Japan`s time now is 8.12am which is 1 hour faster than Singapore Time.
Imagine I wake up at 6plus which is actually 5am over at Singapore. I bet XJ and Co. are still tucked warmly in bed.

So how`s everything at Singapore?

How`s your rehearsal, XJ? Must be pretty tight up with the KH`s schedule.Don`t worry too much, I am very confident in XJ and I wanna watch the DVD next week when I come back.

How about Auntie YN? Wish you the best in your forthcoming debut in this Saturday`s performance.

Kanbatte everyone!!!!!!!!!

Amai In Fukuoaka (III)

Today's tour was "Jigoku Meguri" in Beppu. The highway bus took about 2 and a half hours to reach Beppu but we had to take another bus to "Jigoku Meguri".
"Jigoku Meguri" consists of 9 phemomenal, natural hot spring sites which conjure up images of the ellish depths of the "Inferno" as protrayed in the great Medieval poem by Dante. Hot water gushes forth from the ground , roaring an rumbling fiercely, as numerous enormous crocodiles jostle violently with each other.
The crocodiles came from Sarawak, Malaysia. In one of the spring site, they showcased unique animals that choose to live near to these volcanic grounds and also aquariums of exotic fishes and piranhas.
Different spring sites give off different colours due to its naturally spouts from the ground.

Here are some other pictures taken beautifully by ML.



Large and small bubbles of hot gray mud that boil up to almost 100 degrees celsius.



You can also use the hot spring water to make hot-boiled eggs. Can you spot those eggs in the picture?



Just me. ^^



The statue of "The Eight Immortals" was a gift from China to Japan in 2005.



Shopping fun again. (LOL)

Amai In Fukuoaka (II)

Guess what am I doing now? Surfing net alone in my hotel room while ML is doing her laundry a floor above me. ^^
There is laundry service available and you only pay 200 yen for the washing machine and 100 yen for the spin-n-dry machine.
I will be assisting ML in 10min time as I don't think she is able to handle that much clothes. ^^
Will update if there is time...But I need to eat first...Gosh, I am famished and my throat is still giving me problem.
I have bought masks and to wear them won't make you look strange in Japan. I'm gonna wear the mask tomorrow. ^^

Amai In Fukuoaka (I)

We left Hokkaido, Sapporo in the afternoon, on the way to our next destination - Fukuoaka, Hakarta. The plane was quite empty and that's why Bobo got himself a seat for his own. ^^



See what we had bought in Hokkaido Airport. ^^



Street of Hokkaido. We love Hokkaido and we would like to go there again.^^

I won't stay up late tonight as I'm not feeling that well...I didn't drink much water and thus resulted in having a headache and a sore-throat...

Fukuoaka, here we come. Shall update my blog if time permits. ^^

Amai In Hokkaido (IV)

I'm now back in Hotel Sun Routh in Hokkaido. It's about 5 min walk from Sapporo Train Station. Sapporo Train Terminal has many shops and restaurants. It's a nice place to shop.

We went to Lake Toya, a 2-hour plus journey from Sapporo. I slept in the bus as I was very tired and didn't sleep much the night before.



Along the way, ML took pictures of the sceneries outside the bus. So white and so beautiful and so cold. ^^



Me and my Bobo Bear



Look at me, I was struggling to put on my glove and ML just captured me on her camera. Town Toya was really very cold as it was windy.

Notice anything strange in the picture? Where were the people? It seems that many shops don't open on Sunday. The town was relatively quiet and only a few shops were open for business.

Still we bought some souvenirs and Hokkaido foodstuff at a souvenir shop and the lady proprietor was very friendly and rattled happily in Japanese which I could not comprehend 90% of what she was trying to tell me. (LOL)

Amai In Hokkaido (III)

It is freezing cold today and the temperature is about 0.3 degrees.It snowed in the morning and along the way to Ishiya, we played with snow.



Look at the snowball...



We had a snow fight and I got one hit on the face by Qin...The snow tasted salty...and I got some snow melted down my neck and it was very cold!



We took quite a few pictures before leaving for our next destination - Ishiya Chocolate Factory.



We took a train to Ishiya Chocolate Factory. I love everything in this place. If you intend to go to Hokkaido, you must visit Ishiya Chocolate Factory.



Bobo and Ishiya Chocolate Ice-cream



Ishiya chocolate is sandwiched between baked cookies that is called "Langue de chat" and then it is cooled and wrapped.
You can enjoy and relax in Ishiya Cafe with British antique furniture. The cafe serves many of chocolates such as chocolate milk, cacao cake, chocolate parfait and chocolate fondue.



How can you resist the temptation not to buy the chocolate? I bought some and the rest bought a handful...



Bobo and ML's Ishiya Surprises. I just bought only a quarter of what ML had bought and they cost you around more than 100 SG dollars. ^^

If I were to go to Hokkaido again, I would like to visit Ishiya Chocolate Factory again!!! A heavenly place for chocolate lovers！！！