Sunday, November 11, 2012

Mom and Em visit Hokkaido–highlights

Our first few days were spent in Sapporo, being tourists.

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We went for a Hokkaido specialty, Soup Curry. They had fun butchering the shop’s name and calling it Sewage, the real name was Suage (Sue-ah-gay).

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Then we took the lift to the top of Mt. Moiwa to see Sapporo’s famous night view.

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Our next adventure was to Sapporo’s Olympic Ski Jump and accompanying museum. Sapporo held the Olympics in 1972.

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We got to try the electronic version of the ski jump.

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And how they train speed skaters.

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And even the figure skating trial!

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Em made an excellent ski jumper.

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We also parked my car in the giant car elevator thing.

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We visited my lake.

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We ate Furano melon with ice cream – yum!

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Got to try Japanese fireworks.

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And visit the bread shop.

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We went and saw the lavender fields.

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In a failed attempt to find an onsen, squatty potties were tried as well as bathroom slippers.

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Those were just a few of the fun things we did for the week they visited Hokkaido. Tokyo coming soon!