Saturday 2 October 2010

Japan 2nd trip 1st day, Sep 17th, Hakodate - Hokkaido

Our yearly pilgrimage is Japan again but this time we spent almost at Hokkaido. Departed @ Sep 16th midnight by ANA. Our (too) early breakfast ...


arrived @ Tokyo around 7AM, seriously not enough sleep, couldn't sleep well @ flight. 
Sleepy look ... zzz...zzz ...zzz


still not ended, had to continue by train to Hokkaido for 8 hours!!!  Oh boy ... I'm sick of vehicles :((


but hei... something cheered me up, a food !!! Yippee.... I love food so much ... Japanese bento, very popular for those taking a train cause it's odorless. It costs ¥ 850 = S$ 13.41 (bloody expensive).


Finally we arrived @ Hakodate around 5PM.

 

Some wall sculptures @ train station. Don't know who they are.

 

This how the station looks like, quite modern for a small city.


We stayed @ smile hotel, quite spacious the room is.


We went out for dinner, but before that we went to Mount Hakodate Ropeway to see cityscape at night. While OTW, we saw some interesting tram and station,


As I ever said last year, I am still surprised how Japan manages the electricity cables above ground. Unlike another modern cities which is normally under ground.


still can't see how complicated it is? Fine, let's convert into night mode pictures.


Hakodate city symbol


Old Branch Office of Suechiro-cho


Finally we arrived @ Mount Hakodate Ropeway and here how the city looks at night.


Ok, now it's now to have dinner. Very hungry ... we went to Lucky Pierrot very popular with their burger (if you ever saw Man vs Food show then you will understand why). This restaurant is only @ Hokkaido, so it's a must to try. Their theme is always Christmas regardless what month is.


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This is my BURGER !!! How small it is and it's ALL MINE !!! 
Do you think I care about the calories?! Forget it !!! Immortal food :D


This is my wife's one, standard size :D



Enough for the day, time to sleep, our journey would continue tomorrow ... cao ... zzz...zzz...zzz

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